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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Apr 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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Another chance to hear Paralympian and broadcaster Ade Adepitan interviewed by Kirsty Young in 2012.
When he's not stuck in a studio explaining the intricacies of Goalball he's reporting from the rainforests of Nicaragua or the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Adversity seems to suit him - he even survived turning up for his first day at school aged 7 in a pink checked suit and bow tie. Inspired by his boyhood heroes Seb Coe and Daley Thompson, who he first saw on TV competing in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, sport became his passion.
He says "I think I've done more things with my disability than most able-bodied people would ever dream of doing".
When he's not stuck in a studio explaining the intricacies of Goalball he's reporting from the rainforests of Nicaragua or the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Adversity seems to suit him - he even survived turning up for his first day at school aged 7 in a pink checked suit and bow tie. Inspired by his boyhood heroes Seb Coe and Daley Thompson, who he first saw on TV competing in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, sport became his passion.
He says "I think I've done more things with my disability than most able-bodied people would ever dream of doing".
Released:
Apr 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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