Invicta Sport- Monday 1st July 2024
Join Abby Hook as she covers the England game over the weekend, also an interview with one of Kent's newest athletes, plus one of our reporters tries out golf for the very first time.
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00:00Good evening and welcome along to Invictus Sport, the only show on your TV dedicated
00:19to wrapping up all of Kent's sporting action. I'm Abbey Hooke and here's what to expect
00:24on this Monday the 1st of July.
00:27Back on track, England scrape through, but are Kent fans still backing them to lift the
00:31trophy?
00:33Climbing to Paris, sitting born youngster becomes the latest Kent athlete at this year's
00:38Olympics.
00:39And team tryouts, our reporter Finn gives golf a swing ahead of the Open.
00:46As always we'll start with a round up of the headlines and only one story has been dominating
00:51the back and front pages today and that is of course England's last gasp scrape through
00:56to the quarter finals of Euro 2024.
00:59But despite the elation, can it still come home?
01:03We've been speaking to England fans in Rochester to see if they think England can win the tournament.
01:08Oh definitely.
01:09Well definitely.
01:10They've got to.
01:11They've got to.
01:12They've definitely got to.
01:13No.
01:14Not really.
01:15Not sure.
01:16I'm not sure.
01:17The way they played yesterday, you didn't think they had a chance until, you know, the
01:21last minute of the match. So yeah, it's difficult. You can't predict with them.
01:26They're not playing together.
01:29They're not playing as a team.
01:31That is the problem.
01:33Individual talent.
01:35No team working.
01:37If you'd watch the game afterwards, fabulous.
01:44The Spanish team, everything, passing, crisp, not England.
01:49What do you make of Gareth Southgate, the manager?
01:53He's a smashing guy.
01:55But he's not strong enough.
01:56So you've got no hope for the coming weeks then?
01:59No.
02:00Unless they change their pattern of play.
02:03I think that we should always have hope and believe in our country.
02:08They pulled it out of the bag in the end, however, they don't look like they want it,
02:15which I think is hard for us England fans to watch.
02:18It doesn't seem as if they want it.
02:19It doesn't look like they're fighting for it.
02:21They were awful.
02:22But they got the result in the end, didn't they?
02:27Very lucky.
02:28And they really do need to up their game.
02:30Do you think they can still win the Euros?
02:33I just don't think we can.
02:35I've got no confidence in them.
02:39Some mixed reviews from Rochester today, but still keeping that hope alive.
02:43Next tonight, Maidstone boxer Sean Noakes, who has secured a chance at becoming English
02:47welterweight champion in just his eighth fight.
02:50The undefeated fighter is set to face southern area champion Inder Bassi at the O2 arena
02:55on the 27th of July.
02:56He'll be boxing on the undercard of the big domestic clash between Joe Joyce and Derek
03:01Chisora.
03:02Noakes says it's a good step up, but he's confident of a win.
03:05It comes after the fighter recently returned to his old amateur boxing club, Westry ABC,
03:10where he handed out and signed Team Noakes t-shirts to the youngsters there.
03:15It's day two of Kent's county championship meeting with Hampshire, where Kents are hoping
03:19for a much-needed win.
03:21It comes after our county's side have brought on Essex backsman Feroze Koushi on loan from
03:26the next few weeks following injuries and Zach Crawley being unavailable with England.
03:31After a slow first day on Sunday, Kent failed to make the most of a good start after three
03:36wickets were taken for just 56 runs, whilst on day two, Hampshire were able to end their
03:41innings after declaring 505 for 8.
03:44Kent are now chasing down 360 with six wickets remaining.
03:49From gymnastics to athletics, swimming to archery, there's really not long to go until
03:53Kent will be sitting down to watch some of the most popular sports at this year's Parix
03:57Olympics.
03:58But how much are you looking forward to bouldering?
04:00It's actually one of the newest sports of the Games, first debuting at Tokyo.
04:05One person looking forward to the event is Sittingbourne's Erin McNeice.
04:09That's because she's been selected to take part and represent Team GB.
04:13I caught up with her earlier and started by asking how it feels to become an Olympian.
04:19The past week's been pretty surreal.
04:21I think it's only just starting to sink in that I'm going to the Olympics.
04:27And yes, I've sort of tried to, coming into the comp, I tried to focus on my climbing.
04:36So now that I'm able to think about the result, it feels crazy.
04:41And you're so young as well, and the sport's so new too, only introduced for the first
04:45time in the last Olympics in Tokyo.
04:47How important do you think it is that the sport of bouldering, we'll come on to exactly
04:50what that is in a moment, but that it's recognised?
04:55It's really important.
04:56I think the last Olympics was the first time it was in, so it brought a lot of attention
05:01to the sport.
05:02And even now, the effect that that has had is being obvious to me as someone who's already
05:10in the sport.
05:11And I think it's really nice that it's bringing more people in because I've done so many sports
05:16and it's been by far my favourite.
05:19And watching it at the last Olympics, did that inspire you now?
05:22Do you feel like you're following right in some of your hero's footsteps, I suppose?
05:27Yeah, I remember watching Shauna Coxsey at the last Olympics.
05:32She climbed for Great Britain, and that was really inspiring for me.
05:37And I'm really happy that I get to go and do that with a bunch of people this Olympics
05:44who I think have inspired me and I think that they're so deserving to be there that I'm
05:51honoured to take that stage with them.
05:55And there are actually a few different parts to bouldering and climbing as a sport in the
05:58Olympics.
05:59It's done differently, different types of racing.
06:01So can you explain how bouldering is different and what exactly you're trying to achieve
06:05every time you go to do your sport, to participate in a race?
06:11Yeah, so climbing the first time in Tokyo, the Olympics was speed climbing, bouldering
06:19and leading.
06:20Speed, obviously, it's like a 15 metre wall and it's the fastest person to get out of
06:26their wins.
06:27And bouldering is like a five metre wall, really hard, like six moves, six to eight
06:33moves really hard.
06:35And then lead climbing's 15 metre wall, sort of more endurance based and the farthest you
06:42can get up basically.
06:44Now it's been separated.
06:46So speed climbing is completely separate in this Olympics and I'll be competing in combined,
06:51which is boulder and lead.
06:53And with a potential Olympic medal on the horizon for you, what's training been like?
06:57How does it change?
06:59It's definitely different now compared to the winter.
07:04The winter was like seven to nine hours, so I'm not necessarily going to be doing that
07:10much volume, but definitely it's gone back up to sort of like six to seven hours a day.
07:17And then I'll probably have a bit of a deload for the Olympics so that I'm feeling fresh.
07:22It sounds like a really silly question to ask, but what are you going for?
07:25Going for gold?
07:27I don't know.
07:31I think I'll just focus on the performance and making sure that I'm in a good mindset
07:37to perform.
07:38And normally the result will come from that.
07:40I've only really just started getting these like really good results, so I don't know.
07:46A final would be really cool, but I think if I focus on my climbing, then the result
07:51will come from that.
07:52And what about a lasting message, I suppose, for young people watching this thinking that
07:55I want to get into a sport, go all the way to the Olympics and for something so unique
08:00as well.
08:01What would be your message?
08:02I'd say if you're passionate about it and you enjoy it, then just go and enjoy it further.
08:12And obviously there are parts of training that I don't like as much as others, but on
08:18the whole, I enjoy it so much.
08:21If you use what you enjoy as a tool, then it makes it a lot easier to work hard.
08:27And yeah, the most important part is enjoying the journey.
08:30If you're not enjoying it, then there's no point in doing it.
08:34So just smile and have fun.
08:36Enjoy the whole experience.
08:37Erin, that's a lovely message.
08:39And we wish you the very best of luck here from Invicta Sport, the whole KMTV team.
08:43I'm sure we'll be following you closely and seeing how you get on at the Olympics.
08:47Thank you so much for your time today.
08:50Thank you for having me.
08:52Next tonight, a team of 30 have cycled all the way from Ellesford to Belgium, and it's
08:57all for Armed Forces Week.
08:59Henry Luck has more.
09:02And they're off.
09:04It's that time of year again for Royal British Legion Industries to host their special Ride
09:09with a Veteran fundraiser that will raise money to support former servicemen and their
09:15families during Armed Forces Week.
09:18Well, as you can see behind me, all these cyclists here are ready to brave a two-day
09:23trek right here from the RBLI all the way to Belgium, which is just over a staggering
09:31170 kilometres.
09:34The team of 30 cyclists will be travelling towards the Menin Gate Memorial in Belgium
09:40to deliver a wraith to remember the fallen.
09:43This event in particular gives us the opportunity to take some veterans with us.
09:47And they're taking part in the challenge as well, so it's a really big thing for them.
09:51And it gives them a chance for others to see what they're doing.
09:54It isn't just veterans riding with us today.
09:57We have a whole scope of people from corporates who have kindly also sponsored the event to
10:02members of the general public as well who just want to support our work.
10:06The honour of placing the wraith will be held by first-time participant veteran Vinod Budadhokhi.
10:12He will be taking part with his friend Trifraj Tappa.
10:17They both served in the Gurkhas and are leg amputees because of an IED explosion while
10:23serving in Afghanistan back in 2010.
10:27Vinod is able to take part using a hand bike.
10:31It's a ride with the veterans, a cycle ride to raise the funds for the veterans and help
10:39those who are in need.
10:43It is a hand bike.
10:46You have got a three-wheel one at the front, which gets power, and a rear two-wheel.
10:55It's absolutely a wonderful bike, and I'm riding this bike since ten years now.
11:05The main sponsor this year is Chemring Countermeasures, who also help veterans transition back to
11:12civilian life.
11:13For me, it's extremely rewarding, not only for the cycle ride and meeting lots of new
11:19people, but actually cycling amongst the veterans.
11:21They're inspiring some of the people we meet, meeting a lot of different people, understand
11:26their stories, understand their achievements, and it's something we can do for a bit of
11:31fun and pleasure, supporting them as they ride through the ride.
11:36It's a long road ahead for these cyclists, aiming to get to Ypres in time for Armed Forces
11:42Day on the 29th of June.
11:45Henry Luck for KMTV in Aylesford.
11:49An impressive cycle for sure.
11:51That's what we've got time for, half-time we've reached, but see you in a few minutes.
15:07Hello and welcome back to Invicta Sport, live here on KMTV.
15:13It's been a return to training for Gillingham today.
15:17Nine weeks on from the end of what was a disappointing end of the 23-24 League Two season, crunch
15:22time begins as new manager Mark Bonner will now begin putting his plans into practice.
15:28The first hurdle of the pre-season will be a visit from former manager Neil Harris when
15:32he brings his Millwall side to town on the 13th of July, with another championship side,
15:37Watford, visiting the following weekend.
15:39It comes after Ligue 1 Crawley Town have announced the transfer of Scott Malone, who was one
15:43of four players that Gillingham made available for transfer this summer.
15:48Last week the fixtures for the upcoming League Two season were released, with Gillingham due
15:52to open things with a home match against newly relegated Carlisle United.
15:57Meanwhile, former boss Stephen Clements will return to Priestfield in September as Barrow
16:02head coach.
16:03Bartholomew caught up with David Garth from the Gillingham FC Supporters Club to get his
16:07reaction to the list.
16:09David joins me now.
16:10David, thank you very much for being here.
16:11Welcome back onto the programme.
16:12Another year, very, very quickly approaching.
16:16Starting at home for Gillingham this season, Carlisle United making the trip.
16:21Always nice to start the season at home, right?
16:23Yeah, it is.
16:24And I'm glad it's us entertaining Carlisle, not them entertaining us, of course.
16:30It's a long way for us if we had to go that way.
16:32Well, of course, Carlisle, newly relegated, so they'll be wanting to make a mark, wanting
16:37to start their season off on a good mark.
16:40But then as well, Gillingham will be as well.
16:42What do you make of them as being the first opponents?
16:44Yeah, I mean, I don't know so much about them now.
16:49I didn't really follow them last season, but obviously they had a pretty awful time.
16:55They'll be very keen to get going early, but so will we.
16:59But you've got to fancy Gillingham at the moment, I think, just given the amount of
17:03good players that we've signed already.
17:05Absolutely.
17:06And in terms of kind of first impressions, of course, we're going to see some pre-season
17:10friendlies this summer.
17:11But in terms of competitive play, Mark Bonner will be hoping to make a really good first
17:15impression with his new squad, of course.
17:19Oh, absolutely.
17:20Yeah.
17:21And if you look at the fixtures, of course, after that first game, we've got two long
17:25trips in a row to two grounds that are about 10 miles apart, and then the following Saturday
17:32we're away to Fleetwood.
17:33So it's a pretty sort of long distance start to the season all round, to be honest.
17:38Well, I mean, it's interesting you say that, because I think Gillingham, being in the geography
17:42of the southeast, there's not many teams in the Football League at all here.
17:45Obviously, there was Crawley last season.
17:47But one team that is joining, and I think it is Bromley, of course.
17:51I think some people maybe debate over whether or not they count as Kent.
17:54I would say they're South London.
17:55But one thing's for sure, lots of people will say that this counts as a derby.
18:00This is a southeast derby.
18:02What do you think about Bromley joining League Two?
18:04Yeah, I mean, it's good.
18:07Yeah, I think for the older people around, including myself, Bromley was in Kent until
18:12they nicked it.
18:13So we've got them early December.
18:16And then, of course, we've got them on New Year's Day at home.
18:19So it's going to be interesting.
18:21I don't think they're going to have very many tickets for Gillingham fans to go to Bromley.
18:26I've heard rumours of less than 500.
18:29So they're going to be snapped up.
18:30It's going to be a very interesting time.
18:32I think so, definitely.
18:34One thing we should talk about, of course, is Stephen Clements.
18:36Since we last spoke, he's now got a new job, still in League Two with Barrow, of course.
18:41He'll be returning to Priestfield at the end of September.
18:43Will that be a kind of welcome for him back to Priestfield?
18:47It was quite a kind of positive end, I suppose.
18:50He put out that statement when he did leave the club, saying it was quite a heartfelt
18:55goodbye.
18:56Quite a lot of thanks he had for Gillingham.
18:58Yeah, I think I certainly will wish him well, apart from when he plays us, of course.
19:04And he'll have Connor Mahoney in the side, who did very well for Gillingham last season.
19:09And there were strong rumours that he would be coming back.
19:12But obviously, with Gillingham signing Reeves, then that, I think, was obviously not going
19:18to happen.
19:19But, yeah, I'm sure he'll get a good reception from most fans.
19:24But let's hope they get the three points, of course.
19:26Absolutely.
19:27I think, yeah, you mentioned the still there of Connor Mahoney.
19:31Lots of people expecting him to still stay at Gillingham.
19:33But what have you made of some of the other signings this summer so far?
19:38No real headline grabbers, but there's still a few weeks left.
19:42I'm very excited, actually.
19:44When you look at Elliot Nevitt, he's a very good striker.
19:48His goal record speaks for itself.
19:51He came into the game quite late on, so he's very hungry.
19:54And I think that that will work very well with Gillingham.
19:58And I'm sure that him and Josh Andrews can work together.
20:02Maybe the most exciting player is going to be Jack Nolan on the wing.
20:07He scored, I think, it's about 17 goals, but he also made over a dozen assists last
20:13season.
20:14And we're going to have an attacking side.
20:16So maybe the philosophy will be that we're going to outscore the opposition.
20:19So bring it on, really.
20:21Back to the fixtures, just to finish things off.
20:23The last home game will be against Swindon, obviously Swindon Town, longtime rivals of
20:28Gillingham.
20:29We know what the goal is of Gillingham this season.
20:32How would it feel to secure that promotion against Swindon at home on a lovely sunny
20:37April afternoon?
20:38Yeah, it would be wonderful.
20:42It would really be, you know, icing on the cake time, to be honest.
20:46Whenever it comes, it will be special to get to get back into the league one, but against
20:51someone like Swindon, I think a lot of fans would enjoy that.
20:55Really would.
20:56Fantastic.
20:57Well, I'm looking forward to it.
20:58I'm sure you are as well.
20:59Thank you very much for joining us.
21:02You're welcome.
21:03Cheers.
21:04And you can get the full list of fixtures for Gillingham's season as well as lots of
21:08other written reports and features during the summer break by heading over to Kent Online.
21:12But did you also know you can have your weekly digest of Gilles' news sent directly into
21:17your email inbox?
21:18Just search Kent Online email alerts and sign up on the website for all the latest written
21:22transfer news, match reports and interviews.
21:24And if the Gilles isn't your cup of tea, well, there's plenty more email alerts to choose
21:28from, including the latest non-league football news too.
21:33Now, it's time to remind you that you can keep up to date with all the latest sports
21:37news, interviews and features from here on Invictus Sport by heading over to our website
21:40KMTV.co.uk and clicking on the Sport tab.
21:44There you'll see videos like this one about a football squad.
21:48Bartholomew was lucky enough to go and meet in Folkestone, who won their league this year
21:51without losing a single match.
21:54Arsene Wenger's Invincibles, Xavi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen and Folkestone Invictus'
22:00under-13s.
22:01Three teams which have cemented themselves in their club's history books after becoming
22:05champions of their leagues by not losing a single match.
22:14With 14 wins and one draw, Folkestone had a 15-point lead by the tail end of the East
22:18Kent Youth League season this year.
22:21It's also their second championship win in a row, after winning Division Two and now
22:25Division One of the league.
22:27They're clearly the team to beat.
22:30But what sets them apart?
22:31Good teamwork.
22:32Good discipline.
22:33I think it's our togetherness as a team and I think obviously our coaching play, the way
22:38we play and obviously the players we brought in last season, it really helped us.
22:43All the team-up and the team build-up and all the goals that we score, it's just amazing
22:47to be fair.
22:48And after coming all the way out to set up a training session in the rain for our camera,
22:53it's clear this team's spirit and love for the game is just as unbreakable as their unbeaten
22:59record.
23:00Bartholomew Hall for KMTV in Folkestone.
23:05And finally this evening, with the sunny weather finally upon us and the Open approaching in
23:09the next few weeks, we thought it was time to brush up on our golf skills.
23:13Our reporter Finn McDermott, who has never played before, joined a professional on an
23:1718-hole course near Maidstone to try out his swing.
23:21Let's take a look at the latest in one of our favourite segments, Team Tryout.
23:26Golf is a sport like no other and since we have finally started to see signs of summer,
23:29I've decided to try to show off what it's like to tee off as a beginner.
23:33So I went to Bairsted Golf Club, which has been around since 1895 and is just outside
23:38of Maidstone.
23:40If you're like me, you're currently trying to reduce your blood pressure after seeing
23:43Gareth Southgate's attempts to push through the group stage at the Euros.
23:46Well I'm here at Bairsted to get some tips on what might be a steadier sport.
23:51The Open Championships are starting in July and I'm here to improve my swing with tips
23:55from a professional.
23:57Because golf is such a unique sport in that it's played with a set of clubs and a ball
24:01set from a motionless position, I needed someone special to show me the ropes.
24:06Meet Richard Fox, a golf professional and teacher who's been tasked with the challenge
24:10of getting my golf skills into full swing.
24:13Looking forward to being able to give you a little bit of a lesson, tell you all about
24:16it, try and get you to love the game that I love and basically understand where we're
24:20going.
24:21I mean the thing about golf that we're trying to do really is try to explain to people it's
24:25a game for everybody so trying to lose the stigma as maybe it was and try and get everybody
24:29involved really.
24:30But as I say, it's all about having a bit of fun, seeing if it's the game for you, hopefully
24:35it will be, taking it further from there.
24:37So if we can, let's have a look at you and see where we go.
24:40He started off by introducing the key basics of the sport.
24:43This included getting the grip down.
24:44So again, left hand goes in, thumb point pretty much straight down, back of the left hand
24:49faces towards the target, stick the forefinger out, little finger slides in but only into
24:54the fingers and then you're going to come over the top so the right thumb touches, perfect.
24:59We'll just tweak this finger, just a little bit round, only because if you hit the ground
25:02that might give you a jarring sensation and we don't do pain in golf, or any men's
25:07golf.
25:08That's okay.
25:09My stance.
25:10From this position here, what we're going to do is say yeah, club's coming into the
25:12belt bucket area so we're just going to swing it nice and short, just feel comfortable and
25:17just see whether we can get you to do a little bit more ease.
25:20Okay, sure.
25:21And my swing.
25:22The same way as a thrower would work, or a racket sport player would work, what we're
25:27basically trying to do is turn to the right side, load the energy, turn to the left side
25:31and release the energy.
25:32And then from there, we're just going to try and get the club to do the work for us.
25:35Okay.
25:36Nice and easy.
25:37Yep.
25:38Let's give it a go.
25:39Rich explained to me that the new players simply tend to go for power over precision
25:43and the clean strike with the club, making sure that the bottom of the head gets a good
25:47connection with the bottom of the ball, is the most basic of building blocks for playing.
25:52Throughout the day, I noticed I had begun to hit more and more consistently until I
25:56was getting a decent enough connection to send the ball past the trees.
25:59Hope you enjoyed it.
26:00Happy golfing.
26:01Definitely.
26:02Thanks so much for having me.
26:03No, enjoy it.
26:04Take care.
26:05You too.
26:06Finn McDermott for KMTV.
26:07Well, how do you think he did?
26:10If you've got a sport you think our team should be trying out, then please do get in touch.
26:14But that is full time on today's episode of Invicta Sport.
26:18If you want more from KMTV, you can watch all our other special programmes.
26:21The Kent Politics Show, Made in Kent, Kent on Climate and Kent Film Club.
26:25Just head over to our website, kmtv.co.uk, there you can find all our other sports news
26:30too.
26:31We're back again next Monday with more sport from right across the county.
26:35But from me and the Invicta Sport team, that's all from us this evening.
26:39Good night.