Paralympians get used to life in the village

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:29:32 BST

bbc.co.uk Accessibility Links Skip to content Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation Skip to search Access keys help bbc.co.uk Navigation Search Home TV Radio Talk Where I Live A-Z Index Skip to main content Access keys help Help Contact us Paralympics 2008 Main Next Paralympians get used to life in the village Elizabeth Hudson 4 Sep 08, 03:29 PM Relaxed and ready is the mood in the ParalympicsGB camp on Thursday in the athletes' . village With the start of the Beijing Paralympics just a couple of days away , final preparations are being made and there is an air of confidence around the . team The likes of four-time Paralympian Jody Cundy are old hands at Paralympic villages , but for wheelchair basketball player Helen Freeman it is a whole new . experience 18-year-old Freeman above left from Watford , is the youngest member of the women's team . She has been training hard for her Paralympic experience while studying for her . A-levels A place at Reading University studying Biochemistry , awaits Freeman when she gets back to London later this month but she wants to make the most of her first . Games It has been an amazing experience so far . I now just want to get out there and play , she