Ben takes bronze

After just 65 seconds, Ben Quilter secures our first medal of the Paralympics

Did you enjoy the opening ceremony?

Well, as with the Olympics, I was I’m bed sleeping.
An early morning prevented me from staying up

So, here we are then – day 1
For those that care, here’s the running order

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Time for the Paralympics

Getting onboard the train to start my first shifts at the 2012 Paralympics

Got it

Finally – got the medal pic

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The Athlete Team Liason crew

Well, that’s it. The end of Olympic Judo for London 2012

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We have our two medals

Karina has just secured a second medal for TeamGB with a Bronze medal. Success…we have the medals we needed and the Paralympics hasnt even begun 🙂

Karina moves forward to the Semi Finals

but its the end of the road for Chris.

 

He was extremely upbeat when he returned to back of house. He’ll be back 🙂

Chris and Karina both win their first

Chris, as he told me on Tuesday, would dispatch his opponent quickly. It took him just 30 seconds to throw and then strangle his opponent for a submission

Unfortunately, I didn’t see Karina first fight but will try to catch her next

Chris is on the mat now against Russian Alexander Milhaylin ; 1.5 minutes to go

The Last Day of Olympic Judo

So, here goes. The team are gathering for the final day of Olympic Judo with the +100kg and +78kg categories.

With one medal under our belt, can we find another ?

Gemma Silver Story

Gemma Gibbons started today as an outside chance. She was ranked 100th in the World yet has just collected an Olympic Silver medal.

We are finally off the starting blocks for GB judo

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