We left a little later to head to the arena today, but because of that we got caught in traffic and ended up arriving later.
I hurried to the media centre but the team hadn't yet left so all was fine. (Alles Gut)
[One of my fellow volunteers had bought me a giant pretzel which was very yummy through the day and finished in the evening.]
Today was wheelchair basketball for me. Swimming and table tennis also taking place.
A 3pm finish today was in order for our early shift but a couple of visits from Harry and Meghan were planned for our court.
They duly arrived well after all the press had collected in the court (Royal news travels fast through the media grapevine) and watched the 2nd half of the Ukraine vs Canada group match, getting caught up in the atmosphere of it all, leaving at the end of the game.
We had a few more matches to come with the semi finals after a gap where some of the children of competitors took part in some races.
We got word that Harry and Meghan were heading back into the court to present the medals. They arrived well before that point and spent time with the children encouraging the team relays.
It was great seeing the children so excited to meet them, and to see them so enthusiastic with the children.
Once finished they headed off again and we headed to lunch, returning after for the semi finals. UK was beaten in the first semi so into the bronze match play off. (Which they later won). At this point my shift was over and staying to watch the finals wasn't something I wanted to do this time, so we headed home. An early night to be had after many early mornings. 😴
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