The countdown to the first summer Paralympics ever staged in France is gathering pace with 100 days to go
ParalympicsGB believe British fans can be their ‘secret weapon’ at Paris 2024. until the Opening Ceremony, a groundbreaking celebration set for the Champs-Elysées.
“They are part of the system that supports our athletes, and we do a huge amount of work with friends and family on how they can be our super fans. I’m not sure we’ll ever get a repeat of the Jonnie Peacock moment in London 2012, but the Brits will be there, loud, and proud.” But Briscoe is guarding against complacency when it comes to a medal bounce, saying, “You could have argued that Tokyo wasn’t going to be a successful Games because there was no atmosphere.
“Physical and mental health is of paramount importance to us,” said Briscoe. “We’ve evolved our strategy from a welfare and wellbeing approach to actually having clinical experts embedded in our environments.” Given the current state of global security, particularly with conflicts ongoing in Palestine and Ukraine, keeping ParalympicsGB athletes safe has unsurprisingly been high on the agenda for Briscoe in her dealings with organisers.
“We’ll have strict policies in place and will be advising athletes of any areas where we perceive there to be risk. In terms of due diligence, we’re doing everything we can and working with the right agencies to ensure our security plans are as robust as they can be.”
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