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Why The Rivalry Runs Deep At The Phoenix Games

Events include sitting volleyball, raft-building and archery
The Phoenix Games have been getting underway in Catterick.
 
The games are organised by Phoenix House, a recovery centre run by Help For Heroes for service personnel who have suffered life-changing injuries and illnesses.
 
The Phoenix Games are a slightly unusual take on the Paralympics, where teams of injured former servicemen from various recovery centres compete.
 
And as Forces TV reporter Hannah King found out, there are some very deep rivalries.

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