Tanni Grey-Thompson

26/05/2022 31 min

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Episode Synopsis

Tanni Grey-Thomspon needs no introduction. She’s one of Britain’s greatest ever Paralympic athletes and has become a global ambassador for disability sport. 16 medals from five Paralympic Games, winning the London Marathon six times and represented Team Wales three times at the Commonwealth Games. She hasn’t just succeeded in the world of sport; in addition to an accomplished career as a TV presenter, she is also highly established as a politician, becoming Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE in 2010 and a member of the House of Lords; supporting issues such as accessibility, equality and disability sport. She talks about her pathway into sport, her incredible achievements, representing her Country,  and why she still has challenges ahead and aspirations to accomplish in her new role as Chair for Sport Wales.

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