7 B1 | 5. Klasse | READING | Sports and leisure This year Billy moved up to compete in ‘29er’ boats, which are only one step down from the Olympic class ‘49er’ sailing boats for adults. After (3) , Billy won the 2017 National 29er Championship in the UK. He followed this up with a ninth-place finish at the 2017 European 29er Championships in Brittany, France, (4) competitor. His success at the 29er level led to him being selected to represent the UK at the Youth Sailing World Championships in China. While studying for his university entrance exams, Billy remained focused and practised hard with the British national sailing team (5) . He hopes to start university next year and be a member of Team GB at the next Olympics. Billy said: “I’m very proud to have represented the UK at the Youth Sailing World Championships – it’s a dream come true. It’s taken a lot of hard work to get to this point, and I wouldn’t have been able to do it without my parent’s (6) and, of course, the assistance and care of the great team at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital.” Billy’s father, Andre Ozanne, said: “Billy’s an incredible boy, and we are very proud of him. We also want to say a massive thank you to the staff at the Evelina London for all their help. It’s been a (7) from the early dark days of living at the hospital with a very sick baby. To see him develop into a grown man (8) and in a short amount of time has been incredible. Those dark days are long gone and forgotten about, with only his scar to tell the story now.” A who has achieved such great things B taking part in the race C help and support D Billy is now E while doing that F beating 150 other competitors G during any spare time he had H and was the top-ranked British I despite having no background in J who had the guts to do it K long, exciting journey 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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