Going to Davis Cup Semi Final at Queen's Club, London

Davis Cup Tennis Quarter Final!!!!

During the weekend of July 17 to 19 Team GB were in the Quarter Finals of the Davis Cup. On the Saturday I went to watch the doubles match at Queen's Club, London.

I took the train from Coventry to London Euston. I then got on the tube and went all the way to Barons Court.

When I got there I took my seat that was about 5 rows from the front and had some food while waiting for the players to come on court. I saw Greg Rusedski and Jamie Baker who were working for British Eurosport and Sue Barker who was working for BBC. There were also some opera singers on the court before the match as well.

Then the two teams came out and when Team GB came out the atomosphere was amazing and really loud. For Team France Nicolas Mahut and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga were playing and it the Murrays Brothers for Team GB.

A nervous start as Andy Murray lost his first service game and then the Murray Brothers lost the first set. Into the second set and the Murray brothers started to play really well and noise from the crowd was getting louded eventually they won the set to level the match. The third set was a nervous afair as it went to a tiebreak and each team kept win and losing mini breaks. In the end the Murray's won the tiebreak 7-5.

I then went out to get a drink and some more food as it was really hot but in the fourth set the Murray's got better and better and won the set 6-1. Watching some of it from gangway was hard as I could only see one end of the court. Winning the set they won the match and took a 2 -1 match win into the final day!

The atomsphere was amazing and the support that was recieved was really good. Before the tie took place I was worried about the atomsphere especially after how good it was in Glasgow.

Team GB did win the tie in the end even if I will never know how Andy Murray won his match playing with no energy. Next up is Australia in the semi finals in September. Who knows where it will be but hopefully I can find away to go even if it for the last day!

 

 

When I got I watched a recording of the match and found myself on the television. 

Volunteering at Birmingham Diamond League Meeting!!

Volunteering as Transponder Collector

On Sunday 7th June I volunteered at the Diamond League Meeting at Birmingham Alexandra Stadium.

            

I took a train from Coventry to Birmingham New Street and then got a taxi to the Alexandra Stadium. Once I arrived I checked in at accreditation tent before going to the volunteer room inside the stadium. We were given a hat and a volunteer t-shirt which was bright orange.

After a bit my group was taken to athletes call room and trackside area for training on how to do our job. All we had to do was to get the trackers, which record the lap times of all the athletes as they left the track and then hand them in.

Once our training was done we were free to wonder around the grounds. I went with four other people as we looked around the grounds including having some food and watching a bit of athletics even if we kept moving places. After a bit we made our way back to our meeting point to start our role.

There was a lot of waiting around as we only had to do our role for six events. They were 800 and 1500 metres for men and women, men's 5000 metres and the 3000 metres steeplechase for women. Jake Wrightman, was one of athletes who I got a tracker off, he also gave me his name sheet which all athletes have attached to their kit. During the day I got close to alot of athletes including Adam Gemili, Dina Asher-Smith, Laura Muir, Laura Weightman, Tiffany Porter and Eilidh Child. I also walked straight past Denise Lewis, Paula Radcliffe, Colin Jackson and Steve Cram who were working for the BBC.

After the last race of the day which was 1500 metres for women we made our way back to the volunteer room to pick up our stuff. I then made my way home via two train’s first Perry Bar to Birmingham New Street and then Birmingham New Street to Coventry.

After the event I watched a recording of the athletics on the BBC and found a brillant picture of me in action. (See above)

It was fantastic opportunity and definitely something I would want to do again hopefully in 2016. I am also looking at becoming a volunteer at the World Championships in London in 2017 and at the World Indoor Championship in Birmingham in 2018.