A Gold Medal Winning Week
07th October 2011
It's been a golden week in the world of Watts Where, with late summer rays glinting on numerous Olympic gold medals. I'm filming a series for ESPN and it's with the elite of British sport: Olympic and Paralympic gold medal winners.
I first filmed James De Gale in the run up to the Beijing Olympics. Then, he was one of eight boxers preparing to take on the world. He's the only one that came home with gold.
James turned professional after Beijing and is preparing for a fight on the 15th October, under the watchful eye of Jim his trainer. *Latest news... James won his fight and is now European Super-Middleweight Champion.*
Rower, Greg Searle won his gold in Barcelona in 1992. With the support of his wife (who allows him to row in front of the TV) and his children, he's now preparing for his 4th Olympic Games, 20 years after first being crowned Champion.
Sarah Storey also won her first Gold medal in 1992, she was a swimmer back then. She switched to cycling six years ago and has continued her winning ways. London 2012 will be Sarah's 6th Paralympic Games.
Jody Cundy also started life as a swimmer, winning golds in two Paralympic Games before switching to cycling. He's the fastest solo paralympian on a bike.
I also filmed Adrian Moorhouse who won gold in 1988, Sydney 2000's Modern Pentathlon Champion, Stephanie Cook and Athens' 800m champion Danny Crates this week, but was too busy working to get any photos. (I hate it when that happens!) It's a real privilege that these champions share their stories and motivational too. Best of all, they're all lovely people who are just cool to hang out with for a day!
I first filmed James De Gale in the run up to the Beijing Olympics. Then, he was one of eight boxers preparing to take on the world. He's the only one that came home with gold.
James turned professional after Beijing and is preparing for a fight on the 15th October, under the watchful eye of Jim his trainer. *Latest news... James won his fight and is now European Super-Middleweight Champion.*
Rower, Greg Searle won his gold in Barcelona in 1992. With the support of his wife (who allows him to row in front of the TV) and his children, he's now preparing for his 4th Olympic Games, 20 years after first being crowned Champion.
Sarah Storey also won her first Gold medal in 1992, she was a swimmer back then. She switched to cycling six years ago and has continued her winning ways. London 2012 will be Sarah's 6th Paralympic Games.
Jody Cundy also started life as a swimmer, winning golds in two Paralympic Games before switching to cycling. He's the fastest solo paralympian on a bike.
I also filmed Adrian Moorhouse who won gold in 1988, Sydney 2000's Modern Pentathlon Champion, Stephanie Cook and Athens' 800m champion Danny Crates this week, but was too busy working to get any photos. (I hate it when that happens!) It's a real privilege that these champions share their stories and motivational too. Best of all, they're all lovely people who are just cool to hang out with for a day!