Day 2 Invictus Games

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STUDIO: The emotion of London two years ago but welcome to day two

from Orlando of the Invictus Games. Former team captain Dave Henson made

a heartfelt speech at the closing ceremony of the 2014 games and today

he was back in action on the track in the 200 metres. We will find out

how he got on in a moment. Also coming up, we will catch up with a

few of the unsung heroes, the partners. And how this man got on in

the powerlifting. And they are here to guide us through this morning 's

events. Glorious as ever here. It was hot on the track this morning.

You are excellent at spotting talent, in 2014, you told us to look

out for Dave Henson. How good are these games at launching new talent?

It is important. A few years ago we had spec did a transition from the

Armed Forces into a leaked competition to be bigger. In Beijing

and London we had a few service men and women who competed but there is

something about the shared experience that is an important

stepping stone. The increase in size of these games,

we will see a lot more athletes going on to the Paralympics. We will

ask you to talent spot later. You can find out more on our live page.

And we have Dave Henson and his wife waiting in the wings but first, C

how he got on. COMMENTATOR: From a Army captain Dave Henson, 31 years

old now. One of the most impressive winners in London two years ago and

now defending his 200 metres title. David Henson in lane number three,

winning medals in swimming, volleyball and the 200 metres title,

two years ago. He is pulling clear in the first 100 metres, bounding

around the top bend and towards the home straight. This is evidence of

the striking improvement he has made in two years. Part of his

preparations for the Paralympic games in Rio later this year, one of

the most impressive performances today. A good time for David Henson,

if that is confirmed, it is a huge personal best for David Henson who

is aiming for the Paralympics later in the year. With a performance like

that, he may be aiming for a medal. He successfully defends the 200

metres title for amputees above the knee. That is his quickest time of

the season. STUDIO: A huge congratulations to Dave, use don't

it there, how did it compare to 2014? I spent a lot of time since

2014 saying that I should maybe go for Rio, I am working full-time on

that and I have made improvements. I make mistakes last year but learned

from that and this season has been strong. That probably shows on the

track today. A good race and the competition had improved massively

and a massive personal best. You talked about changes, you also have

a new addition to the family? We have Emily, she is

15 months old now, walking around cheering on her dad. Looking very

comfortable in front of the cameras. We had to put water on her head to

call her down. You are now a full-time athlete, talk us through

what it is like interims of the diet and other changes you have made? I

train every day of the week, twice a day on every single one of the five

days. The other days of the week including those five my my eating,

my resting and recovery is all geared towards getting athletic

success. I have made positive changes in the last couple of years

to give me the best chance possible. It is a 24-7 commitment really. Rio

is just around the corner. Hopefully, yes. That is the aim for

me this year. I said that challenge post 2014 Invictus Games, wanting to

be in Rio and that is what I am aiming for. What is it like living

with a full-time athlete? This is the most we have seen each other in

a few months. It is busy but he is serious, he wants to do well. You

have to put the time in for it to pay. Races like today show that it

is paying off and hopefully he will to Rio. We talked about you being

the captain in 2014, what was it like having to hand that over?

Absolute relief. Being captain in 2014 was great but things have

changed. Being the team captain has a large weight of responsibility. As

a full-time athlete, I couldn't cope with that level of responsibility.

David Wiseman has taken over the role and he is an incredible

character and a legend. He has gone on to do better teams with this team

than I could have done. I miss the responsibility but I am glad I don't

have it so I can concentrate on my performance. Very modest words, I

would expect nothing less. You are still captain Dave to us, thanks for

coming in and best of luck with everything going forward to Rio. If

you have a question for Dave or Haley, possibly about the training

regime, they have kindly agreed to stay on after the show to answer

your questions. The competitors in the UK team have been joined by

family members. They provide essential support for the athletes

but for many, it is something that has been forced upon them because of

life changing events, we found out more about three amazing women. Amy,

when your husband is on tour somewhere, anything can happen at

any time. You have deep get in a bubble, and think that it never

happens to you. Until it does happen. Until you get that knock on

the door, everything comes crashing down in a matter of minutes. By the

time Stewart had flown back, he had lost one leg above the knee and his

other one had to be rebuilt. He had a fractured pelvis. When I turned up

to the hospital, the biggest shock was that he was in a coma. You have

this period where you are evaluating what life would be like and not

knowing what he would be like when he wakes up. That was my biggest

thing. I wanted him to still be my husband. So many people have

back with or without physical injuries that have changed. That

they are no longer that person. That would have been harder

they are no longer that person. That with than physical injury. Your

experience was different because your husband Daniel was diagnosed

with PTSD. He came back and his behaviour started to change. He had

nightmares. He was irritated the whole time. He got a lot of my

headaches and body pains and things like that. Were their periods where

you had eight limbs of the old Daniel? Yes, that is why I am still

there. You also sacrificed things yourself, Sarah? He injured his

spine in training and that caused spinal cord compression, he was

climbing on the floor, using as a frame and he was 33 and losing

function quickly. You have to do a lot, he relies on you heavily. You

sacrificed a lot of your independence, does it feel like

that? Sometimes you get used to a situation and you don't realise as

it is not until you stay with a friend or a relative and what their

normal is and what your normal is and you realise the difference. Was

there ever a point where you thought, all the things you thought

you would do would have to be re-evaluated? Not at all. I was

there for the long haul. It didn't matter if issues were still ongoing

now, I love Stuart with all of my heart. It doesn't matter if he has

changed looking wise, as long as he is still the person I fell in love

with, the person I have known since I was a child, nothing else matters.

You get to this stage and then work on the next thing and see how it

goes. When you are in the midst of a mental breakdown and someone is

having these terrible nightmares. There is nothing you can do, you see

your husband having a nightmare and you wake up and wonder what is going

on and suddenly he hits you. It is just by accident. You almost cry

inside for him. Sorry. Don't worry. It is so hard. So hard, we have to

take it day by day. Our child loves her dad very much but he doesn't

think he is good enough. Does Megan still remember how nice he was. Yes,

she will instantly know if he is having a bad day and cuddle up to

him. Not say anything, that breaks my heart. You look at that picture

and you think you will be OK. There are ways people worse off than you.

You remind yourself of that every day. My husband is still with me,

there are so many families that would give anything sil to have

theirs. I know Stuart, Daniel and John have been through terrible

things but they are incredibly lucky to have you ladies in their lives.

There will be a lot of stories for people to absorb, thanks for sharing

your bravery and your honesty. I know you don't think you are brave,

Amy. But trust me, I think that you are. All of you, thank you. STUDIO:

If you would like to find out more about associations related to those

issues, get details on our website. We thank them for sharing their

experiences and they are with us now, welcome to the studio. It seems

amazing out there. We are seeing the support the sport is getting as

well. You have been watching your husband in action, how did he get

on? Stuart wasn't competing this morning. He is competing in the

wheelchair rugby tomorrow. What have you been doing, Amy? Taking part in

the polymerase, he has smashing the games. What are they doing? They

played Australia, not them out before and then Italy, it was a

whitewash. They are the preliminaries to get into the

semifinal. Hopefully a strong team and they will get gold. Daniel did

get a medal in the archery? Daniel got a medal and John got the bronze

for the compound bow, we were super proud. What was it like afterwards?

The atmosphere was fantastic and overwhelming. There were no words,

it was so emotional. Sarah, I saw you preparing for the opening

ceremony with John, it was lovely to share that moment with him, what was

it like? It was overwhelming, we didn't know what to expect. I had

been to the games in London but in America it seems so much bigger. It

was extraordinary. It was wonderful. Is he coping with the heat? We have

a cool mat for him. So far we have been fine with the heat. We could

have done with a few of those in the studio as well. We will see you

throughout the week and best of luck for the events to come. Jenny Warren

was competing this morning. Let us remind ourselves of her story.

Identikit anyone finds being a parent Izzie. I have challenges that

are different but they are not necessarily bigger, they are just

different. People say they will pop to the shops or pop out, and that is

what I hate. I can't pop anywhere. When I try and walk places, I find

it incredibly difficult. You try to live your life where you can't walk

more than five or ten metres without getting tired. Going from walking

and being very active. I look at her legs and I feel quite jealous. It is

funny because she is a toddler and I shouldn't have those feelings but I

do. I joined the Army when I had just finished medical school. I went

out to Afghanistan. And then I came back to the UK to start my training.

It was a year after that, that is when I had my accident. There was a

skiing accident which resulted in a broken leg. I needed surgery to fix

it. Unfortunately I had complications from the surgery that

left me with limited use of my left leg.

My lack of being able to work and lack of mobility left me feeling

very empty and sad and, as a doctor, I felt I should be able to overcome

my injury and it should not affect me in the way it does but I'm just a

human at the end of the day. I realised that sport was something

that could help me deal with what had happened. I started wheelchair

racing and I discovered the more I did, the faster I got. For me, that

frustration, I just channel it and use it, beating the wheels! You are

going up a really bad hill, you can tap into that anger. I don't think

about my injury, I don't think about anything bad in this thing other

than can I stop! And Jen was in action with her best friend Nerys.

Tanni and Mike were on hand to see how she got on. The women's 200

metres in the wheelchair category, in lane five for Great Britain is

Nerys Pearce and Jennifer Warren in lane three. That vigorous was to get

the best start and the most impressive start comes from the

United States. So commanding two years ago and now pulling clear in

the early stages. She is the first to reach the entrance to the home

straight with Nerys Pearce and Jennifer Warren expected to be

challenging for the silver and bronze medals. And also being

challenged by the US but the American in front it Kelly Elminger

and it will be close for second place between Jennifer Warren and

Nerys Pearce. I think Warren just got there with Nerys Pearce taking

bronze. The race was for the silver and bronze, a huge smile for Nerys,

she knows she has had a good race. For the British women being able to

start on the inside of Elminger meant they had somebody to chase but

she was able to sweep the track. It is great to be racing with one of my

best mates. It is phenomenal. We have come so far to be here, it's

great. I didn't expect to get a medal because I'm competing in a

disability class higher than my disability is the fact I got any

medals, I'm so shocked but very pleased. Inside the final 400 metres

in the men's 1500 metres for below knees amputees and Craig Pearce had

a commanding advantage at this stage. They were competitive for the

first lap but Craig Preece has taken over. On the far side now. 34 years

of age, injured when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Afghanistan,

serving with the Royal Engineers and the man who took gold here yesterday

in the criterium road race cycling is producing another terrific

performance. Really confident running from Craig Preece, he did

not fall under the early pressure from the American who was forcing

him to go to the front. It is about keeping it solid, his lungs will be

hurting, he is picking it up a bit and trying to sprint for the line

and you can see the pressure on his face but he knows the gold medal is

within his grasp. A tremendous display of endurance from Craig, he

had a medal yesterday and he is about to take his first track title

in the men's 1500 metres. A superb performance, it is gold in a time of

5:27.4. His second gold of the Games, a dominant performance by

Craig Preece of the United Kingdom. Gold in the cycling yesterday

followed up with gold in the 1500 metres on the track. As a cyclist,

I'd did this in the spirit of the Games to show my children I could

still run so to get a gold is phenomenal.

A keen race for gold in the men's 1500 metres for athletes with a

slight or nonpermanent disability and other illnesses and impairments

and Luke Wigman of Great Britain is in second place behind Coutois of

France. He is trying to quicken as they head down the back straight on

the far side of the stadium for the they head down the back straight on

final time. Luke Wigman, a veteran they head down the back straight on

of a North Pole Marathon so he should have plenty of endurance and

he is ticking away. Courtois is apparently in agony in second and

cannot close the gap and Luke Wigman is driving to the home straight.

Incredibly confident running from Wigman. On paper he looked like he

would be out of the time but he has Wigman. On paper he looked like he

taken on some of the best runners in this category and it is absolutely

incredible from him. Prince Harry among those standing to applaud this

superb performance by its Luke Wigman as he takes the gold medal in

the men's 1500 metres with a superbly judged

the men's 1500 metres with a wanted it back

the men's 1500 metres with a incredible and this is my lucky

number so I was super incredible and this is my lucky

start. I just raced my race, I did the business at the end so I'm so

happy. Earlier, the first medal for the business at the end so I'm so

Great Britain on the track was won by Luke Sinnott, taking

Great Britain on the track was won the men's 400 metres for the above

knee amputees. And there was also a silver for Andrew Bracey twice

overcome in the 100 metres and then the 200 metres and he also took

bronze in the 1500 metres. Canny is back to tell us about that

successful morning -- Tanni. Great morning, four goals, six silvers and

11 bronzes. We are not comparing ourselves to the Americans because

they won a few more! But really solid performances to build on for

the future. Craig Preece, Luke Wigman, Dave Henson and Luke Sinnott

who did some impressive times. We were focusing on Nerys and Jen

earlier. How good are they at wheelchair racing? They are

improving every time they compete. I would like to see what Nerys can do

in a Paralympic classification. With wheelchair racing it is more

technical than people realise so in terms of getting your chair right on

the track and getting the bends and straight done properly but it is

about time and ours in the chair. In another year or two they will be

doing some impressive times. We highlighted your ability to pick out

talent earlier so who can we expect to dominate in the future? No

pressure! Andrew Bracey. He is in really good shape. Joe Townsend, who

is not here competing, but he came through Invictus last time and he is

aiming for triathlon in 2016 so we can expect great things from him.

Craig Preece and Luke Sinnott, that is where the strength is coming

through because it is part of the rehab process, the amputee classes.

You can see how well they run and it is a beautiful running style and

that is important. Thank you so much, loads of talent on show. The

support has been just as intense insight as the field has played host

to the archery and rowing. Rachel discovered an event where everybody

was pulling more than their weight. The crowd are filling up the field

house for what should be a very successful afternoon for the UK team

and first up it is the rowing. And for UK fans, there was not long to

wait to cheer on the first win as Josh Boggi took gold in the opening

risk not bad for us bought he only started days ago. I thought I would

try my hand and they said it would be easy but it's the hardest thing

I've ever done! Four minutes on that machine is hell! The medals kept on

coming with AIDS 1-2 in the men's IR 54 Jordan Beecher and Sean Gaffney

but it was roles reversed in the sprint as Sean Gaffney took gold. --

with a 1-2. The women were also doing their bit but gold was proving

harder to come by, Nerys Pearce looked to have to settle for two

silver medals after losing out to Canadian Christine Gauthier. She

finally took gold in the eye for sprint. Josh Boggi was at it again

but he only had a minute up your help this time but he was not the

only want to do the enjoyment and sprint double as Fergus Hurst made

it nine gold medals in total for a dominant team UK. Next up we have

the archery where team UK are guaranteed at least five medals. And

it was gold and bronze for the UK in the opening event, the Ricoh

lobbyists. Gareth Lord -- Gareth Paterson held his nerve to take the

main prize. There was a guaranteed winner for the UK up mixed with

Angelito Barbierato and Chris Macfadyen in the final and it was

the man who only took up the sport 18 months ago that came out on top.

The medals did not stop. As the UK showed three can be better than one,

taking the gold in both the Ricoh novice and the open team final,

wrapping up a fantastic day and night -- recurve novice. Last night

we gave an insight into another one of our medal hopefuls, power lifter

Micky Yule. JJ caught up with a man who likes nothing more than a bit of

heavy metal. Powerlifting, American style, a side order of glitz and

glamour to go with all that Braun. And you run into all sort of people.

The big moment for Micky Yule, cometh the hour, cometh the man. And

the man made three huge list to retain his men's lightweight title

in style. His secret? Pressure, pressure and more pressure. This is

a big event and if I'm not going heavy here, I'm losing a chance. The

massive support, the chance and the nerves, I used everything to go

heavy and put myself under pressure. Everybody else is so I don't think I

should go light. Mitty is not the only UK lifter on the podium.

Relative novice Sarah Claricoates defied the odds to win a lightweight

bronze medal while Nerys Pearce lifted 73 kilos to take the silver

in the heavyweight classification. On the bench I didn't really think

about anything apart from it has got to go through the ceiling and I'm

glad it did! That was not the end of the medals. Welshman Ian Taylor

clinched bronze in the heavyweight class. Behind Ross

Austen who took silver in the same category. That left top qualifier

Sean Gaffney to make it a clean sweep for the UK team. All those

hard hours have paid off, it feels brilliant. What are you going to do

for the rest of the week? Go and win some more. Let's welcome some

winners, it is Micky Yule and Jen Warren! Amazing work, guys, take a

seat. I saw you last night after you won your gold and you had a beer in

hand, was it a big night? Not too bad, I wanted to make sure I was

there at the athletics today for the lads so we had a couple but we will

save IT4 the closing ceremony. Jen, you are relatively new to all of

this. -- we will save it. I'm speechless. How many have you got?

Four from today and gold and a silver yesterday. I think I need a

stronger neck! A big summer ahead for you as well, Mickey, the

countdown to Rio is on -- Micky. This was a big test for me and if I

can do what I did yesterday, I'm not far from the medals. And Jen is

welcome more success around the corner. Well done. And

congratulations to the rest of the team.

We're back tomorrow at the later time of 8 o'clock on BBC One

when we'll have all the action from the swimming pool,

I am inspired. I am strong. I am impressed. I am pumped. I am

converted. I am encouraged. I am astounded. I am on the edge of my

seat.