Grace Reid wants a period of reflection after missing out on a medal at this summer’s Olympic Games.

The 25-year-old from Edinburgh finished sixth in the synchronised 3m springboard diving with 269.10 points alongside Katherine Torrance.  

Wang Han and Shi Tingmao of China won gold in the event, while Jennifer Abel and Melissa Citrini-Beaulieu picked up silver ahead of Germany’s Lena Hentschel and Tina Punzel.  

She spoke at the Olympic Stadium after attending ‘I Am Team GB’s’ ‘Festival of Sport’, an event organised by Team GB and Toyota offering free and fun sporting activities to help people get active alongside their Olympic heroes.  

And she said: “I’m not sure what I’ll be turning my head to next, I think I need to decompress, have a bit of time off, see where my head is at, and then figure out the next steps in time.

“You compete and then think ‘that was good’ then move on or ‘that wasn’t good’ and move on but sometimes reflection is huge.  

“Going forward, to reflect properly, I’ll have to properly process what happened this summer.  

“At the time, it doesn’t really sink in because you’re just kind of on a treadmill going, you’ve always got somewhere to go or somewhere to be, so I think opportunities to reflect just wash away a bit.”  

There were free hero events at the Olympic Stadium, the Stadium of Light in Sunderland, plus a family fun day at Paulton Park, the home of Team GB’s newest recruit Peppa Pig, while other events took place all over the country on August 14 and 15. 

The event at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford started with a ‘Lap of Honour’ around the London Stadium within the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, followed by activities delivered from the main stage by local clubs, NGBs, and other activity providers. 

Reid added: “For me, it all starts when you’re young, just getting involved and doing it because you love it and it’s fun.  

“So, to be involved with ‘I Am Team GB’ and the ‘Festival of Sport’ so I can see kids come along and try new sports is something I’m really passionate about.  

“I coach a bit as well, so I’m a really big believer in getting everyone involved in sport no matter what their age is.” 

I Am Team GB is already a much-loved and successful mass participation event, having seen over one million people in the UK take part after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and welcome home the country’s history making athletes at their local sports clubs and community events. 

 

Team GB Commercial Director, Tim Ellerton, added: “We are really excited to have launched I Am Team GB. With the support of our presenting partner Toyota, we created a host of free events up and down the country for those inspired by the Olympics to get up and active this summer, with a festival of sport on August 14 and 15.” 

The ‘Festival of Sport’ harnessed the incredible stories of Team GB athletes in Tokyo to inspire men and women, boys, and girls across the UK to ‘Get Up and Get Active’ at free and fun events held around the country across the weekend of August 14 and 15. 

Tom Whiteside, Sponsorship Manager for Toyota said: “Toyota is all about promoting mobility, so to activate our sponsorship of Team GB we wanted to create something in partnership that enabled us to take the magic of the Olympics and inspire people to get up and get active, irrespective of age, experience or skill level and I Am Team GB gives us the perfect opportunity for us to do just that and we have more exciting activations to announce over the course of the campaign.” 
If you want to get involved; go to IAmTeamGB.com to find an event near you.