Monday, 03 November 2008 00:00

Racketlon features on BBC1 & BBC Radio 2 bringing in new enthusiasts.

 
November saw the broadcast, on BBC Breakfast & other BBC services, of Mike Bushell's excellent Racketlon feature, filmed in August at the English Racketlon Open & Doubles World Championships. The item featured interviews with FIR President & world number 3, Marcel Weigl & our very own Briths number 2, Ray Jordan, as well as an explanation of the sport. The feature can be viewed online at:
 
 
This follows on from an earlier BBC Sportsround feature focussing on the Oliver brothers, Rhodri & Alexander. Both features have helped to spread knowledge of Racketlon & following the earlier piece, we also secured a permanent presence on the BBC website:
 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_7350000/newsid_7354700/7354718.stm