Commenting afterwards Natasha said;
“I’m so, so proud of him. I had to work really, really hard through that test; the atmosphere got to him a little bit, I had to really calm him down after that spook. He was really nervous and I had to keep his confidence throughout the whole thing; I’m really pleased he settled so quickly which gives me confidence for the next couple of days.
“I couldn’t have done anything more in the lead up to the Games and I couldn’t have done anything more in the arena. He tried his best and that’s what we came here to do.”
After three great Team tests yesterday from the other team members, Sophie Christiansen, Anne Dunham and Sophie Wells, Great Britain head into the final two days of the team competition (Wednesday and Thursday) currently sitting at the top of the scoreboard with a total score of 225.884, with Germany just behind with 218.602 and The Netherlands currently third with 215.558.
Tomorrow sees the first day of the Individual Championship tests, with Sophie Wells up first for ParalympicsGB in the Grade IV class, before Lee Pearson competes in the afternoon in the Grade Ib class. For team members, the scores from their Individual Championship tests are added to their Team test scores. The three highest total scores (for teams of four) are then added together to arrive at a team total, which decides the medals.
Full results from today’s tests can be found on the Rio 2016 website.
