Mill Hill at the Paralympics
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3 years ago
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Konnichiwa from Japan! Having had an incredible time at the Olympic Games, our Mill Hill Physiotherapist Miss Goriup is now at the Paralympics in Tokyo, supporting a Japanese Wheelchair Fencing athlete.
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‘It’s really cool to be part of the host nation’s team and learn about their culture and approach to high performance sports. It’s also awesome to be supporting a different sport and developing my skills in how to work with para-athletes to get the most out of their performance.
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‘Anri Sakurai has fenced for only 4 years and last year had to swap the arm she fences with due to injury, that is a hard job! She trains in London, at the world class Leon Paul Centre, which is why I am her physio. Anri is in Category B for wheelchair Fencing as she has a spinal cord injury.
‘Tomorrow is our first competition day where Anri will fence the Epee weapon. Fun fact – wheelchair fencers are actual superheroes because unlike Fencing they have to compete in and learn two of the three weapons! Anri will also compete on the 28/08 in the Foil event. Look out for her and our British Wheelchair athletes – Piers Gilliver, Dimitri Coutya, Oliver Lam Watson and Gemma Collins – all of this week.’
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