Tuesday 27 September 2011

Zara Phillips tells she waiting game for 2012 London Olympics

Zara Phillips tells Metro why she waiting game if she faces a long-held Olympic dream will be to achieve.

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Zara Phillips has had a busy fortnight, she at County Cork Ballindenisk international tribunals in the first place finish on September 18, riding her young horse Lord Lauries, and also placed tenth on High Kingdom at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials, which in the fight for Britain in next year's Olympic equestrian team is in place to do it.

Phillips has said compete in the Olympics will be the pinnacle of his sporting career - she unfortunately had to pull the last two games, was injured when her horse.

The Queen’s granddaughter says, ‘It depends on who the selectors want to take and what type of horses they are looking for. You just have to sit tight and wait.’

She says, Phillips won the World Eventing Championship in 2006. ‘It seems like a long time ago now. But it’s taken a few years to build up the same type of quality horses I had then.’

As a Samsung Olympic ambassador, Phillips for the London 2012 Games is full of enthusiasm.

‘It’ll be massive. Everyone in the country loves sport and to have the Games in our country will boost it even more. It will encourage even more people to do sport. It will hopefully benefit every sport in the country as well as improve facilities in London.’

Chris especially at the Olympics in London travel to Cheltenham Racing is looking forward to the torch passing through town.

She says, ‘It’s great for the local community and everyone will be able to get involved in the Olympics in some way’.

As part of her promotional duties, Phillips, Torchbearer nomination process is supported by drums and people interested in participating in Relay for eligible candidates are encouraged to nominate.

She says: ‘They’re looking for unsung heroes who have gone the extra mile. I’ve seen a list of people who have been nominated – they’re all massively inspirational. It’ll be difficult to decide who does it. There are so many amazing people on the list.

‘The nominees should be people in the local community who have gone the extra mile and have done special things for their community and helping others. People who may not normally be part of the Olympics have the chance to participate by carrying the Olympic flame.’

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