Last day for the Olympic Development Squads

Well with a mixture of sadness and relief the CHN Team Radial Olympic Development Squad had their last training day here in Qingdao, China. Their Head Coach, Liu Xiaoma, ably assisted by his assistant coaches and the physical trainer have had a full programme of training over the last few weeks.

Each member comes from the Provincial Sailing Teams spread around the country. So whilst the members were looking forward to getting back home after many weeks away they were also sad about the end of this phase in their careers.

The hope is that the work they have done will have helped prepare the CHN Team Radial representative, Lijia Xu, to the highest level possible. They certainly pushed her right up to the last moments of the last day!

Also, the experience, knowledge and skills they have developed will be useful for their Provincial Sailing Teams, and the plan is that this will provide for an even more solid foundation for the next Olympic cycle. Next stop Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy in 2012!