Bush overcomes 'sleepless nights' to win Euro gold
Matt Bush celebrates after winning Paralympic Gold at Paris 2024 Matt Bush says he will continue to rise to the challenges he faces in Para-taekwondo after winning European gold for Great Britain two months after the birth of his second child.
Matt Bush celebrates after winning Paralympic Gold at Paris 2024 Matt Bush says he will continue to rise to the challenges he faces in Para-taekwondo after winning European gold for Great Britain two months after the birth of his second child. The Welshman took the European Taekwondo Championships title in Munich in midweek with the build-up to his K44 men's +80kg triumph against Croatia's Ivan Mikulic impacted by parental duties. "The preparation was more challenging, for sure," Bush told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.
"It's been a busy, busy year. Lots of things going on. I've got my little boy now, I've got my little girl who's two, so it's full‑on.
"Sleepless nights and stuff, when recovery is key - my main recovery method is sleep, so when that goes out the window, it gets quite hard. "These are just hurdles, so everything's going to be different. You're never going to have the perfect run‑up, the perfect prep.
"It doesn't matter to me. On fight day, I'm going to get up, whatever's going on, I'm going to get up, I'm going to get my kit on, I'm going to get out there, I'm going to try and win. It doesn't really matter to me.