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The race for Rio hots up for                                                      Darryl looks


       Wanborough star in 2015                                                           for assistance

                                                                                         PURTON speedway rider Darryl
                                                                                         Ritchings is looking for sponsorship
       Hunt on a high after her twin                                                     for the new season.
                                                                                          The youngster is back on the bike
       success at British Championships                                                  for 2015 after recovering from a
                                                                                         serious head injury caused in a
                                                                                         crash last April, which left him in
       LOUISE Hunt is going into a massive                                               a coma, but he has signed to race
       2015 in confident mood after end-                                                 for Coventry Storm in the National
       ing last year with her highest ever                                               League when
       world rankings.                                                                   the new season
        The Wanborough wheelchair                                                        begins.
       tennis ace is now ranked 17 in                                                     He’s currently
       singles and 11 for doubles after                                                  looking for
       ending 2014 on fire, winning two                                                  sponsors to
       national titles last month, with the                                              help him do so.
       qualifying period for next year’s Rio                                              “It’s really
       Paralympics opening in May.                                                       important to
        Hunt needs to be inside the                                                      have sponsors, there’s so much to
       world’s top 22 by May 2016 to                                                     pay for during the season like fuel,
       secure her place in Brazil but,                                                   engine services and new clutch
       despite being well inside that mark                                               plates so I’m really lucky to have
       already, she is keen to push on   Louise Hunt is excited for what lies ahead in 2015  had some great sponsors,” he said.
       further.                                                                           “It would really help me out
        “I’m currently in my two highest   level but we’ll have to see how it   London ended in September 2012   massively and it can be some good
       ever rankings which is amazing for   goes. For London it helped me to   when it was so long away, and it’s   advertising to businesses too, so
       me, but I’d be really disappointed if   focus on the process and it all took   really easy to get wrapped up in   it would be great to have as much
       I’m where I am now going into Rio   care of itself because it’s easy to   it all.  sponsorship as possible.”
       because I really want to be looking   get caught up in things.  “It’s getting scary now because I   Anyone interested in sponsoring
       at top 15 or top 12,” she said.  “It can be daunting because I’ve   can now say it’s the Olympics next   Darryl can contact ritchingsrt70@
        “In my head that’s my qualifying   been thinking about Rio since   year.”        aol.com










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