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london 2012 Heading <strong>to</strong> the Olympic Games, Surrey Heath’s own <strong>Danny</strong> <strong>Williams</strong> Three members of Camberley Judo Club have been selected <strong>to</strong> represent Team GB. <strong>Danny</strong> <strong>Williams</strong>, Wins<strong>to</strong>n Gordon and Karina Bryant will represent their country at the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games. A fourth member of the team, Tom Davis, is also selected as Olympic reserve. <strong>Danny</strong> <strong>Williams</strong> will compete in his first Olympic Games. <strong>Danny</strong> is in great form, just recently winning the bronze medal at the Czech European Cup and placing 5th in the European Team Championships with the GB Men’s team. We chatted <strong>to</strong> <strong>Danny</strong> about his hopes: Congratulations on being selected for Team GB. How did you feel when you heard you’d been selected? Happy and relieved, it’s a weight off my mind. The pressure I put on myself with training was high and until the moment you hear you’re going forward you can’t think about competing. Where in Surrey Heath do you live? I moved <strong>to</strong> Camberley Judo Club <strong>to</strong> train in 2009 and I’ve lived here since then. Where, how and at what age did you start Judo? I'm originally from Shrewsbury in Shropshire. On the local estate where I grew up my mum <strong>to</strong>ok me <strong>to</strong> a Judo club at the age of four. I can still remember my first session there and enjoying it. I’ve been in<strong>to</strong> Judo ever since. What have your career highlights been so far? Winning Gold in the European Cup in Bosnia and competing in the World Championships at Bercy Stadium in Paris in 2011. How often do you train and what does it involve? In a typical week I train three times a day, five days a week. It includes condition and strength training as well as one-on-one practice under conditions of actual contest. What does competing in the Olympics mean <strong>to</strong> you? Getting the chance <strong>to</strong> do the thing I love in front of people I love on a world stage. I’ve always wanted <strong>to</strong> be an Olympic Champion and this is my opportunity; I’m going <strong>to</strong> give all I’ve got <strong>to</strong> perform as well as I can. When are you competing? In the under 73kg weight category on Monday 30 July. What do you hope <strong>to</strong> achieve at London 2012? I’m still young in my senior career. Up <strong>to</strong> this point I’ve not placed in a global event. My coach has given me a goal of <strong>to</strong>p 7. If I achieve that I’ll be satisfied, but I’d love <strong>to</strong> get a medal. Go Surrey For more about what's happening in and around Surrey during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Visit www.gosurrey.info Follow @GoSurreyLive on Twitter Like gosurrey on Facebook. Call 0300 200 1018. 10 I <strong>Heathscene</strong> I www.surreyheath.gov.uk
london 2012 London 2012 Paralympics Paralympic basketball player Helen Turner from Chobham is flying the flag for Team GB in Wheelchair Basketball at the 2012 Paralympic Games. Q&A with Helen How, why and what age did you start your sport? I started when I was 21, as soon as I was able <strong>to</strong> after my accident which caused my disability. I'd seen it being played whilst in hospital and it looked such a good sport <strong>to</strong> play. I joined my local club and started playing as a hobby but soon I was playing three or four times a week. When I saw the Sydney games on TV in 2000 and knew some of the players, I was determined that I'd go <strong>to</strong> the next games. How often do you train? I train five days a week, usually a couple of sessions a day. Training is a mixture of game play, on court skill training, shooting sessions and strength and conditioning sessions. What does competing in London 2012 mean <strong>to</strong> you? London will be my third games and each one is special and very different. London will be amazing, the crowds and having my family there who all come from London will be great. What do you hope <strong>to</strong> achieve at London 2012? We are a great team and have great potential, we are ranked 6th in the world so if things go right we can medal. Every game we play will be very <strong>to</strong>ugh and we will have <strong>to</strong> play at our best <strong>to</strong> win each match. We will need the crowd behind us <strong>to</strong> give us that edge. Olympic Road Cycling Races The Olympic Road Cycling Races will be coming <strong>to</strong> Surrey on the following dates: • Saturday 28 July - Men’s Road Cycling Race • Sunday 29 July - Women’s Road Cycling Race • Wednesday 1 August - Men’s and Women’s Road Cycling Time Trial Both the Road Race and Time Trial are predominantly free for specta<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>to</strong> watch in Surrey. The exception is a 2.5km stretch of road on the Zig-Zag Road incline and Donkey Green on Box Hill where up <strong>to</strong> 15,000 ticketed specta<strong>to</strong>rs will watch the Road Race. The rest of the Box Hill loop is free for specta<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>to</strong> <strong>view</strong>. Please note that extensive road closures and parking restrictions along the route will be in place from the early hours of the morning until early evening on event days. The closures will also impact on surrounding roads, with traffic congestion likely along key routes. For maps of the route, suggested places <strong>to</strong> <strong>view</strong> the race and events taking place on race days, please visit: http://www.gosurrey.info/ olympic-road-cycling/ Street decorations go up Camberley Town Centre will be decorated with official Olympic bunting, flags and banners <strong>to</strong> celebrate London 2012. Provided by Surrey Heath Borough Council, Surrey County Council and Collectively Camberley, they will be up for the duration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and be spread around the <strong>to</strong>wn centre. www.surreyheath.gov.uk I <strong>Heathscene</strong> I 11
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