Pritchard eyes world title defence after Euro winImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Ben Pritchard had triathlon ambitions before suffering serious injuries in a 2026 cycling accident Published48 minutes agoWelsh Para-rower Ben Pritchard hopes his successful European title defence can be the springboard to retaining his world title later this month.The 34-year-old will head to Amsterdam having overcome a freak pre-event injury to beat Italian Giacomo Perini in the PR1 men’s single sculls at the European Rowing Championships in Varese, Italy last weekend.”When I landed in Italy, there was a malfunction on the hoist that got me on to the coach and the cable snapped, so it dropped me from the top of the hoist to the bottom, which obviously causes a bit of an injury, which I was managing throughout the championships,” Pritchard told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast.
Pritchard, from Mumbles, Swansea, added: “I actually thought I may not have come out on top given the injury that I was coping with, but I’m glad I did. It was a great race though.
“It’s probably one of the best races we’ve had in in a couple of years because it was neck and neck until the last 250m.”
