In the late spring of 2011 we have hosted the complete Chinese Team at the Bath National Training Centre. Not really knowing each other besides competing, after just a day we were able to establish constructive working relationship setting up the schedule, organised fencing sessions and sharing the training business with no hassle what so ever for a month. I am saying this because we have hosted other training partners we could do without. Anyway Chinese Team management were very thankful and invited us to the Bath Fusion Chinese restaurant for a dinner before they were heading back home. When we arrived to Chengdu later that year the first thing they have done was to make sure that we are going to dine with them at a posh classic Sichuan restaurant in downtown. Preferential treatment continues this year with tailored made coffee provided to me by the Chinese Team Leader every morning I walk in to the competition venue, nice and appreciated gesture indeed.

Previously, I have touched on the subject of an athlete’s talent to maintain positive attitude, self-confidence and fighting spirits under duress. When comparing semi-final performances of the British athletes, ability to come back from the stint seems to be defining moment for success. Joe Evans achieved exactly that in the fencing discipline. Together with strong swim he could face challenged of fast shooting Koreans and Chinese in the Combined Event achieving his third appearance in the final stage of the World Cup this year. Joe starts tomorrow at 3 in the morning UK time, good luck!

It was not exactly an ‘easy sail’ for Katy Burke and Rebecca Wain today. Rebecca may return home with a good feeling that she featured in the World Cup Finals stage and delivered respectable performance standard. 

Katy’s struggle to maximise her potential in the Combined Event continues. She improved running phase but shooting is still some distance from ideal. Katy and the coaching team have now opportunity to discuss the way forward. 

We have seen some impressive performances today produced by emerging generation of athletes. Improved riding skills of the Chinese Team, Mexico, Ukraine and Kazakhstan introducing excellent ‘combiners’ and promising Russian Team motivated to make their mark on the international scene. There is definitively no room for complacency in the first year of the Rio Olympic Cycle.

In the late spring of 2011 we have hosted the complete Chinese Team at the Bath National Training Centre. Not really knowing each other besides competing, after just a day we were able to establish constructive working relationship setting up the schedule, organised fencing sessions and sharing the training business with no hassle what so ever for a month. I am saying this because we have hosted other training partners we could do without. Anyway Chinese Team management were very thankful and invited us to the Bath Fusion Chinese restaurant for a dinner before they were heading back home. When we arrived to Chengdu later that year the first thing they have done was to make sure that we are going to dine with them at a posh classic Sichuan restaurant in downtown. Preferential treatment continues this year with tailored made coffee provided to me by the Chinese Team Leader every morning I walk in to the competition venue, nice and appreciated gesture indeed.

Previously, I have touched on the subject of an athlete’s talent to maintain positive attitude, self-confidence and fighting spirits under duress. When comparing semi-final performances of the British athletes, ability to come back from the stint seems to be defining moment for success. Joe Evans achieved exactly that in the fencing discipline. Together with strong swim he could face challenged of fast shooting Koreans and Chinese in the Combined Event achieving his third appearance in the final stage of the World Cup this year. Joe starts tomorrow at 3 in the morning UK time, good luck!

It was not exactly an ‘easy sail’ for Katy Burke and Rebecca Wain today. Rebecca may return home with a good feeling that she featured in the World Cup Finals stage and delivered respectable performance standard. 

Katy’s struggle to maximise her potential in the Combined Event continues. She improved running phase but shooting is still some distance from ideal. Katy and the coaching team have now opportunity to discuss the way forward. 

We have seen some impressive performances today produced by emerging generation of athletes. Improved riding skills of the Chinese Team, Mexico, Ukraine and Kazakhstan introducing excellent ‘combiners’ and promising Russian Team motivated to make their mark on the international scene. There is definitively no room for complacency in the first year of the Rio Olympic Cycle.

In the late spring of 2011 we have hosted the complete Chinese Team at the Bath National Training Centre. Not really knowing each other besides competing, after just a day we were able to establish constructive working relationship setting up the schedule, organised fencing sessions and sharing the training business with no hassle what so ever for a month. I am saying this because we have hosted other training partners we could do without. Anyway Chinese Team management were very thankful and invited us to the Bath Fusion Chinese restaurant for a dinner before they were heading back home. When we arrived to Chengdu later that year the first thing they have done was to make sure that we are going to dine with them at a posh classic Sichuan restaurant in downtown. Preferential treatment continues this year with tailored made coffee provided to me by the Chinese Team Leader every morning I walk in to the competition venue, nice and appreciated gesture indeed.

Previously, I have touched on the subject of an athlete’s talent to maintain positive attitude, self-confidence and fighting spirits under duress. When comparing semi-final performances of the British athletes, ability to come back from the stint seems to be defining moment for success. Joe Evans achieved exactly that in the fencing discipline. Together with strong swim he could face challenged of fast shooting Koreans and Chinese in the Combined Event achieving his third appearance in the final stage of the World Cup this year. Joe starts tomorrow at 3 in the morning UK time, good luck!

It was not exactly an ‘easy sail’ for Katy Burke and Rebecca Wain today. Rebecca may return home with a good feeling that she featured in the World Cup Finals stage and delivered respectable performance standard. 

Katy’s struggle to maximise her potential in the Combined Event continues. She improved running phase but shooting is still some distance from ideal. Katy and the coaching team have now opportunity to discuss the way forward. 

We have seen some impressive performances today produced by emerging generation of athletes. Improved riding skills of the Chinese Team, Mexico, Ukraine and Kazakhstan introducing excellent ‘combiners’ and promising Russian Team motivated to make their mark on the international scene. There is definitively no room for complacency in the first year of the Rio Olympic Cycle.

In the late spring of 2011 we have hosted the complete Chinese Team at the Bath National Training Centre. Not really knowing each other besides competing, after just a day we were able to establish constructive working relationship setting up the schedule, organised fencing sessions and sharing the training business with no hassle what so ever for a month. I am saying this because we have hosted other training partners we could do without. Anyway Chinese Team management were very thankful and invited us to the Bath Fusion Chinese restaurant for a dinner before they were heading back home. When we arrived to Chengdu later that year the first thing they have done was to make sure that we are going to dine with them at a posh classic Sichuan restaurant in downtown. Preferential treatment continues this year with tailored made coffee provided to me by the Chinese Team Leader every morning I walk in to the competition venue, nice and appreciated gesture indeed.

Previously, I have touched on the subject of an athlete’s talent to maintain positive attitude, self-confidence and fighting spirits under duress. When comparing semi-final performances of the British athletes, ability to come back from the stint seems to be defining moment for success. Joe Evans achieved exactly that in the fencing discipline. Together with strong swim he could face challenged of fast shooting Koreans and Chinese in the Combined Event achieving his third appearance in the final stage of the World Cup this year. Joe starts tomorrow at 3 in the morning UK time, good luck!

It was not exactly an ‘easy sail’ for Katy Burke and Rebecca Wain today. Rebecca may return home with a good feeling that she featured in the World Cup Finals stage and delivered respectable performance standard. 

Katy’s struggle to maximise her potential in the Combined Event continues. She improved running phase but shooting is still some distance from ideal. Katy and the coaching team have now opportunity to discuss the way forward. 

We have seen some impressive performances today produced by emerging generation of athletes. Improved riding skills of the Chinese Team, Mexico, Ukraine and Kazakhstan introducing excellent ‘combiners’ and promising Russian Team motivated to make their mark on the international scene. There is definitively no room for complacency in the first year of the Rio Olympic Cycle.

In the late spring of 2011 we have hosted the complete Chinese Team at the Bath National Training Centre. Not really knowing each other besides competing, after just a day we were able to establish constructive working relationship setting up the schedule, organised fencing sessions and sharing the training business with no hassle what so ever for a month. I am saying this because we have hosted other training partners we could do without. Anyway Chinese Team management were very thankful and invited us to the Bath Fusion Chinese restaurant for a dinner before they were heading back home. When we arrived to Chengdu later that year the first thing they have done was to make sure that we are going to dine with them at a posh classic Sichuan restaurant in downtown. Preferential treatment continues this year with tailored made coffee provided to me by the Chinese Team Leader every morning I walk in to the competition venue, nice and appreciated gesture indeed.

Previously, I have touched on the subject of an athlete’s talent to maintain positive attitude, self-confidence and fighting spirits under duress. When comparing semi-final performances of the British athletes, ability to come back from the stint seems to be defining moment for success. Joe Evans achieved exactly that in the fencing discipline. Together with strong swim he could face challenged of fast shooting Koreans and Chinese in the Combined Event achieving his third appearance in the final stage of the World Cup this year. Joe starts tomorrow at 3 in the morning UK time, good luck!

It was not exactly an ‘easy sail’ for Katy Burke and Rebecca Wain today. Rebecca may return home with a good feeling that she featured in the World Cup Finals stage and delivered respectable performance standard. 

Katy’s struggle to maximise her potential in the Combined Event continues. She improved running phase but shooting is still some distance from ideal. Katy and the coaching team have now opportunity to discuss the way forward. 

We have seen some impressive performances today produced by emerging generation of athletes. Improved riding skills of the Chinese Team, Mexico, Ukraine and Kazakhstan introducing excellent ‘combiners’ and promising Russian Team motivated to make their mark on the international scene. There is definitively no room for complacency in the first year of the Rio Olympic Cycle.