'Emotional' return to Paralympics for Britain captain Pratt
The Hindu
Great Britain wheelchair basketball captain Philip Pratt opens up about mental health struggles and emotional Paralympic return in Paris.
Great Britain men's wheelchair basketball captain Philip Pratt said his return to Paralympic action was "very emotional" as he led his country to a convincing opening win in Paris, after missing the Tokyo Games for mental health reasons.
The 30-year-old Welshman won a bronze medal with Britain in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio, but chose to rule himself out of the 2020 Games in order to focus on his mental health and spend time with his dying grandfather.
"Yeah, it is very emotional, I don't think it really hit me until we came out of the tunnel today," said Pratt after Britain's 76-55 opening win against Germany.
"Coming out (onto the court) as the last one, I thought it was unbelievable, I genuinely had a bit of goosebumps going on."
Pratt was candid when speaking of his decision not to play in Tokyo three years ago and was happy to discuss his mental health issues, which for years were a taboo subject in elite sport.
"In Tokyo, I was in a bit of a dark place mentally," he said.
"I had a lot going on personally and my grandad was also dying at the time, so I made the decision to step back from basketball, step away from sport.
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