Let the Games Begin!

Today was our first full day performing the role of Games Makers for the Paralympics. With that being said we did however spend the the first half of the day watching the spectacles from within the stadium and around the park itself. Many members of the teams were asked by spectators to pose on photos, as iconic images of the games.

Aaron, Lucy, Tom, James and Connor took the opportunity to get some extra training, we ventured over to the athletes warm up area, a site with restricted access, and then spent the afternoon gaining some additional practice.

When it came to the evening shifts we were told that only one of the teams would be given the opportunity to work as a tie-down crew, and the other half of the team would be used as kit carriers. We decided that Team A would be the first team to go out into the throwing circles, as they had been training for the event throughout the day.

Team A was working with the Women's Javelin Pool A, in the F53,54,33,34. As expected our first shift didn't go without it challenges, including a broken bolt, broken ratchets and and a faulty bar, but the team worked very well together to overcome these challenges, and left the field of play full of pride, with the gratitude of the technical officials, just in time to join in the general booing of George Osborne!

Team B, Alex, Liam, Liam, Ella, Dotun and Simon were given the roles of kit carriers for the 200m and 5000m races of the evening.

We will be back at the park for 8:30 start tomorrow where Team B will be the tie down crew in the morning, whilst Team A will be kit carrying, both teams will be working as tie down crews tomorrow evening.