Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic special!
A bit of a delay and some overdue updates…Ben is flying to Tokyo and Chris is recovering from a broken rib!
What a great opportunity to to hear about what goes on in an Olympic and Paralympic village - sparring partners, holding camps, who gets into the village…Ben speaks from personal experience! Ben also has a story about how he got stuck in the Olympic village in Rio 2016 having lost his chaperone…not to be repeated!
We also have our review of the Olympics…
…stand out moments
…how the results compared against the expectations
…surprises and unexpected performances
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And discuss when should you change tactic? Overall it depends on whether the mistake is technical or tactical.
We out the fencing couples, well done to the fencing powerhouse couples and their Tokyo successes!
How much longer will the fencers in their mid-late thirties look to keep competing?
Ben talks about GB's hopes in Tokyo! And the prospect of flying
Did you know that theParalympians are not part of Team GB? They are different organisations with different logos - Paralympics GB
What will happen with the FIE season that’s been announced and meant to be starting next month. We shouldn’t be ruled by ‘fear of missing out'.
Getting back to a life of relative normality and how we phase back into that at different times.