VI Challenge winners!

Team TTPL are extremely pleased to be 2016 WESC Foundation VI Challenge winners.

The event, organised by Listen2Win and held at the WESC Foundation in Exeter on Wednesday 13^th July, was a chance for teams to enter challenges without the aid of sight. These included a blindfolded penalty shootout, 50 metre sprint and traverse climbing wall.

The series of challenges were ran by three England international blind team players. Without the aid of sight, the simplest thing can become extremely challenging and watching professionals set the precedent for the challenges was astounding.

Six teams competed in the games and Team TTPL was made up of five staff members and two fantastic students. Cosmin, currently on a work placement with TTPL in Exeter was a fantastic addition to the team and set an unbelievable sightless 50 metre sprint time of under 7 seconds! Enrico, also on a work placement in Exeter also made a fantastic contribution, competing in a ‘Chinese whispers’ challenge. The game hinged on good verbal communication – to have somebody using their second language for this is a real credit to Enrico.

As for the TTPL staff members, a mixture of competitiveness and never-say-die attitude resulted in the team lifting the trophy. The evening highlighted how much can be achieved with communication and also showed the incredible level that visually impaired athletes can reach.

The event was raising money for the WESC Foundation - a specialist centre for visual impairment. For more information visit: https://www.wescfoundation.ac.uk/