Photograph by Reese Bland
System 1 driver and Particular Olympics World Ambassador Zhou Guanyu made a cease in Berlin on the Particular Olympics World Video games on 25 June to work together with Particular Olympics athletes. Zhou, the primary Chinese language driver to compete in System One, spent a while with Particular Olympics Nice Britain athletes earlier than additionally assembly with two Particular Olympics athletes from China, listening to how their experiences at Video games has had an affect on their lives. Unable to attend occasions and competitors earlier within the week resulting from his personal racing schedule, Zhou made positive to be in Berlin in sufficient time to expertise a number of occasions first-hand by attending ultimate competitions in the course of the Video games and interesting with athletes.
“Watching the Video games dwell; I really feel fairly emotional. Whereas watching gymnastics, I noticed how every athlete was engaged of their efficiency, but in addition participating with the opposite athletes, and it gave me a heat feeling. I used to be emotional as a result of they have been attending to do issues they in all probability would by no means get to do with out Particular Olympics.”
Zhou Guanyu, System 1 driver and Particular Olympics World Ambassador
Forward of the British Grand Prix on 9 July, Zhou welcomed Particular Olympics Nice Britain athletes to Alpha Romeo hospitality at Silverstone, the house of motor racing. Jacob Fairweather (discipline hockey goalkeeper, received gold at Berlin 2023), James Huntington (bike owner, received silver medals in 10k time trial and highway race) and Matt Chilvers (athlete and coach in tennis, and Particular Olympics GB Athlete Management Improvement Officer) got a VIP tour of the paddock. Zhou gave them a tour of the group storage and the pitlane earlier than watching different F1 drivers on the observe as they ready for the remainder of the week’s competitions.
Whereas motor sport is just not an official Particular Olympics sport, carting is a good way to get youth and people with and with out mental disabilities concerned within the sport at a younger age. The help of Zhou at World Video games reveals the affect Particular Olympics has on this planet of sport because the group continues to attach and work with sports activities that aren’t presently formally acknowledged Particular Olympics sports activities.
“I’m honored to be a World Ambassador for Particular Olympics. I feel Particular Olympics and System 1 are well-matched compared to how a lot train and apply it takes to compete in sport and so they each require a superb group spirit,” stated Guanyu.
