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103: Big ducks, long jumps, & tiny bears
Manage episode 314606733 series 2821514
Today’s guest is Barney Corrall, who after suffering a stroke when he was a baby he was diagnosed with right-sided hemiplegia (a condition that affects movement on one side of his body) and cerebral palsy.
Barney defied medical odds and won a gold medal at the World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Switzerland in 2019. Earlier this year, he represented Great Britain in the men’s long jump senior team in the European Championships in Poland, and he has ambitions of wining gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
253 episodes
Manage episode 314606733 series 2821514
Today’s guest is Barney Corrall, who after suffering a stroke when he was a baby he was diagnosed with right-sided hemiplegia (a condition that affects movement on one side of his body) and cerebral palsy.
Barney defied medical odds and won a gold medal at the World Para Athletics Junior Championships in Switzerland in 2019. Earlier this year, he represented Great Britain in the men’s long jump senior team in the European Championships in Poland, and he has ambitions of wining gold at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.
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