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Welcome to another episode of the Sporting Heroes podcast. This week, journalist Andy Turner tells us why British sportsman Jonnie Peacock is his hero. Journalist I first heard about Jonnie Peacock after he won a gold medal and broke the world record in the final of the 100 metres at the Paralympics in 2012. It was a wonderful success story for a young man who knows all about overcoming difficulties. Jonnie lost his right leg because of meningitis when he was only five years old. When he went back to school, his friends thought he couldn’t play sport any more, but they were wrong … very wrong! Thanks to a new prosthetic leg, he could walk and run and only eight months after the operation, he won a race at the school sports day! Then, when he was 15, he started training with the British Paralympic team, and he has now won two Paralympic gold medals. However, Jonnie isn’t just an athlete; he can also dance! He starred in a British TV show called Strictly Come Dancing and he was so good that he toured the country to demonstrate his talents. Now in his late twenties, Jonnie knows he can’t compete at such a high level forever and he hopes that one day, he will be able to train other athletes. He also has a message for all people that are suffering difficulties. He simply says we should never, ever give up.

SOLUTION

1What did Jonnie’s friends think he couldn’t do when he returned to school?

2What could he do thanks to his prosthetic leg?3What other activity can he also do well?4What can’t he do forever?5What does he hope he will be able to do