the paralympics start on tuesday. 0ur reporter sally hurst has spoken to a number of athletes before they flew out to tokyo — today we hear from two members of the gb rowing squad — ellen buttrick making her paralympic debut with the mixed coxed four and laurence whiteley who's looking to defend the gold he won in the mixed double scull in rio. congratulations press pop. he must be thrilled. this is your oppressed paralympics. has quite sunk in yet? now. it's been a long time coming. sojust really now. it's been a long time coming. so just really excited to get out there. �* , ., , so just really excited to get out there. �*, ., , , so just really excited to get out there. �*, ., i, , .,, so just really excited to get out there. it's only seven years since he been diagnosed _ there. it's only seven years since he been diagnosed with - there. it's only seven years since he been diagnosed with your - there. it's only seven years since he been diagnosed with your eyej he been diagnosed with your eye condition. so how extraordinary does appeal to you it to be getting on that plane to tokyo? it’s appeal to you it to be getting on that plane to tokyo?— that plane to tokyo? it's a bit of an overwhelming _ that plane to tokyo? it's a bit of an overwhelming feeling. - that plane to tokyo? it's a bit of an overwhelming feeling. i - that plane to tokyo? it's a bit ofj an overwhelming feeling. i think when i was diagnosed with i was 19, except this is a goal for myself to go to a paralympic games, and the fact that i'm actually achieving