Sharon Returns From Deaf Olympics 2005

Sharon Templeman, a member of Vale Royal Athletic Club has just returned from the 20th Deaf Olympics in Melbourne, Australia with a bronze medal in the Ladies Doubles Tennis Competition.  There were 94 countries who competed at the games which lasted two weeks with 4000 competitors in 18 different sports. 

The games follow exactly the same rules at the International Olympic Committee, apart from the hearing test to confirm the person is deaf.  At the games four people were thrown out as it was proved that they were not deaf!!!! by hearing tests.

Sharon (without head band) was delighted with her second Deaf Olympics medal, as she gained a another bronze medal in the Deaf Olympics in Rome four years ago.  Sharon is now setting her sights on a third medal at the next games in 2009 in China.  Sharon has played all over Europe for the Great Britain team and regularly trains at La Manga In Spain with the team.

Sharon is a firm believer in fitness and uses the training sessions at the club to enhance her fitness which in turn help her to maintain good racket skills during tennis training and matches.  Sharon said without her fitness she would not be able to play on hard surfaces such as clay which are very testing on the body.