November will be a very anxious time for me. Although I'm not competing in any more major boccia events for the rest of the year, I'm feeling even more anxious waiting for the results of the BC3 Individuals events at both the Europa Cup 2011 and Parapan American Games 2011.
Both competitions are the last two London Paralympics qualifying events for athletes from both regions. Asian athletes already had ours last year at the Asian Para Games 2010.
So, I'll be biting my nails till 16 Nov 2011 - when the final matches would have been played at the Parapan American Games. Once the official results are out, I'll be able to calculate the points accumulated by all the BC3 individual athletes to date and determine whether I stand a good chance of qualifying for the London Paralympics.
To my fellow athletes in Europe and Americas: Please refrain from any surprise results, ok? Do your best nonetheless 'cos I'll be following your progress very closely!