Basketballer says silver medal win is 'incredible'

Kyle Marsh made his Paralympic debut at the 2016 Rio Games

Wheelchair basketball player Kyle Marsh has said his team winning its first Paralympic silver medal for 28 years was "incredible".

The team played a string of undefeated games and were awarded silver medals after playing against the United States on Saturday.

Mr Marsh, from Wolverhampton, said Bercy Arena in Paris was "absolutely full" with a majority of GB supporters which gave the players a "huge advantage".

"We are super proud to go one better than we have previously over bronze and we'll cherish this silver, definitely," he said.

Kyle said that it was really important to get exposure for disability sport

"As a group, we are just super proud of each other, we are also slightly disappointed but we have very high expectations."

The 34-year-old said that the last two weeks had been long, but he had received so much support from family and friends at home.

While queuing for the Eurostar, the athlete casually looked after his medal as it sat in his pocket.

"You want to carry it around with you all the time, you don't want to leave it because you're very nervous of it and scared of it," he said.

Mr Marsh could not wait to share the medal with his family, "because its not just about me, it's about everybody on this experience".

He added: "The exposure of disability sport and wheelchair basketball is really important, so the absolute most exposure we can get, I really appreciate it and enjoy it."