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It's fantastic to be at the ParalympicsGB training camp here.
I mean, obviously we're all planning and all of the stuff that we're doing with the venues,
the village, the transport at LOCOG but ultimately a key part of the success of the 2012 Games
will be gold medal British Paralympians. And I think that at a training camp like this,
I've been going around all the sports this morning, there's some fantastic talent here.
We would love to go for gold. It's going to take a lot of work between now and then but
we'll do our best.
I started when I was 13, I thought "give it a go" and that's how I got noticed about 6
years, 7 years ago. My aim really is to qualify. I'd like to qualify. They're lifting big weights
in the medals. But obviously in two years, anything could happen. Train really hard and
go for it!
Every single little detail is in place for the athletes, so ultimately, nothing's left
to chance. And when it comes to that race on the start blocks in London, they can feel
they are the best prepared athletes at the Games.
I get excited about 2012, very excited! This year, this season has been really, well, just
amazing. I've only been racing for three years and I've got four world records this season.
So, yeah, it's amazing. I'm really looking forward to it, really wanting to get there,
but there's a long way to go before!
What we're saying with two years to go is we're doing all we can at LOCOG to prepare
the Games, the athletes here in Bath are clearly doing everything they can to prepare themselves
for the Games. And now it's over to the public to say "how do you want to be part of this?’
There's a piece of this Paralympic project, some Paralympic magic that everybody can get
a part of. If you want to have a ticket to the Games, sign up at www.tickets.london2012.com.
Perhaps if you want to be a volunteer at the Games, we're really keen to get as many disabled
volunteers as we can for both Olympic Games and Paralympic Games – www.london212.com/volunteering.
Really crucial that, whatever people are into, there's a piece of this Games which is truly
for everyone in the United Kingdom.