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Stuart Wood won t be phased in Tokyo as medal hopeful confirms his place in GB paracanoe squad
Stuart Wood is looking to add a Paralympic medal in August, after winning a European Championship silver back in 2019 in the VL3 event. STUART WOOD has high hopes for his Paralympic debut after officially booking his place in the canoeing team set to descend on Japan. The 27-year-old, who hails from Bunbury, Cheshire, won’t be phased by his maiden taste of the Games and is hunting for a medal at the first time of asking. While the rest of the eight-strong squad selected by ParalympicsGB were in Rio five years ago, Wood is the baby of the team.
Oliver looking to banish Paralympic demons in quest for Tokyo paracanoe glory
Rob Oliver, who finished 5th in the Canoe Sprint Men s KL3 event at the Rio Paralympics. Oliver said he would like to improve on this result in Tokyo in August. ROB OLIVER ‘lost the plot’ at Rio 2016 and is desperate to banish his Paralympic demons in Tokyo this summer. The Yardley Wood ace was officially selected as one of eight paracanoeists heading to Japan after finishing fifth in the men s KL3 in Brazil five years ago. Oliver, 33, has medalled at four separate European Championships and insists he’s eager to lay the ghosts of his previous Games firmly to rest.