ParalympicGB Wheelchair Basketballers ‘excited’ for games
Ahead of leaving for the Paralympics in Paris, Ben Fox says he is “excited for what’s ahead” and that they are feeling confident ahead of the games. Sophie Carrigill from the women’s wheelchair basketball says there is “such a good atmosphere” amongst her teammates and that she “cannot wait to get out and compete.” Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00We're literally, we leave tomorrow, we get to the village and I think everyone's really excited for
00:04what's ahead. I think I speak on behalf of the team where, well both the men's and women's team,
00:10we both feel that we're in a very good spot in a sporting sense and we're just ready to
00:14get out there now and give it our all. Yeah honestly the vibe today, like everyone's
00:18arrived, like we're getting the train tomorrow and yeah it's just such a good atmosphere,
00:23everyone's just super ready and I think yeah like Ben said, we're both in a really great
00:27position and we just can't get, can't wait to get out and compete now. We've literally not
00:31stopped all summer but it's not only this summer, this is four years of preparation for this moment
00:36and you know I'm going into my second Paralympics and I think it's good, I'm very excited the fact
00:43that you know the crowds are back in, you know we're post-Covid now and yeah I think like I said
00:50four years of hard work for this moment, it's a lot of pressure but that's why we do it. For us
00:55as the women's team it's to win a medal, we've never won a Paralympic medal before and that is
01:00just, it's been our message throughout the whole summer, throughout the whole year and that's
01:05definitely our goal. Yeah and for the men's team, listen we're European champions, world silver
01:12medalists so definitely reaching that Paralympic final and winning the gold but just I think same
01:17as the women's team on a day-to-day basis just being the best versions of ourselves and hopefully
01:20the results take care of themselves.