
The Manx Special Olympians have been reflecting on their success at the games in China.
The team won five gold, six silver and nine bronze medals, considerably better than some countries many times the Island's size.
Equestrian "Chris" came back with three medals.
He says he had to learn how to speak to the horses in Chinese and he may not have won had it not been for his coach Mo Sherring being lucky in a horse "lottery" (audio file attached):

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