Peter Arbuthnot (Chandos 69)

Peter writes, “Despite a dismal lack-of-training due to Covid, in late-October I came second place in the Racketlon World Championships (over-70s age group) in Zurich. Unsurprisingly, there are not a huge number of competitors over 70 still playing this 4-sport combination event (table-tennis, badminton, squash, tennis) but Scandinavians and Austrian-Germans are always very strong – often training 5-6 nights per week. I am grossly ’amateur’ by comparison! Otherwise Belinda and I remain slaves to our grandchildren, either in North Norfolk or London. I still do the odd bit of auctioneering…”