Thursday 30 August 2012

Wheelchair Basketball










The GB wheelchair basketball team trains at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. It's one of a number of Paralympic and Olympic teams that are based in the city including boxing, Paralympic table tennis and volleyball. I went to see the wheelchair basketball players train before they headed down to London. You can hear my report below...

Thursday 2 August 2012

Olympics GO GO GO



If you have the opportunity I urge you to attempt to get tickets for the Olympics in London. I went yesterday and had one of the best days of my life - and I didn't even get the chance to see GB play. The atmosphere at the Olympic park was incredible. I felt privileged to see women's volleyball and men's hockey at the Olympics in my country. I've never before been surrounded by smiling people from all around the world uniting around their love of sport.

While I was there I did a short interview for our drive time programme...



Here's the London 2012 ticket website.