It was great being in Austria with the team and experiencing my first international competition as a 'sight caller' at Imst. I worked mainly with Gwyn Roberts, John Churcher and young Reanne Racatoo, all in the VI catergories (Visually Impaired).
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| France and GB taking the VI medals (Male b2) |
Gwyn and John won silver and bronze and Reanne narrowly missed a medal with an excellent effort achieving 4th place in her category. I have coached a few VI's now and have a strategy that seems to work but I was really proud to work closely with Reanne in Austria with the addition of her cerebral palsy. Her courage was dumbfounding and really struck me.
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| Reanne preparing for our warm up |
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| Reanne competing on the 7a |
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| John about to go on 7a route |
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| Spain, France & Germany taking their medals |
I was also sight guiding in the day with the VI team members and only managed to bump John's head once! It was a fantastic and intense experieince and have made some great new friends within the GB Team and other nations. Italy next...
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| Full GB Paraclimbing Team on their rest day |
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