HuffPost UK spoke exclusively with paralympic athlete Stef Reid.
this summer, we have fantastic news for you: The Paralympic Games Paris will be held from 28 August to 8 September 2024, with over 11 days of competition.The documentary follows five British athletes as they prepare for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games and offers a unique insight into how
We spoke with her about the challenges and joys of being a Paralympic athlete, and what we can look forward to from the upcoming documentary.I don’t ever feel like it’s held me back. I feel that it’s provided another layer of challenge and just a whole other set of variables that I’ve had to work through, speficially in terms of long-jumping andNo matter how fit, how strong I was, if I’m not running on the best technology, I’m still not going to win.
The thing is, it’s not enough for this to happen every four years, it needs to be something that happens more regularly. That’s part of the reason why I am so excited for our documentary.Two weeks is not enough time to fully capture all of these incredible stories and what you see in this documentary, you see the love, you see the context, you see how awesome everything you’re about to see in Paris actually is.
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