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This is where you can see all the videos from English for the Games in one place. Keep an eye out - we will be adding to this section regularly.

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    Michael Jamieson is a swimmer who comes from Scotland. Here, he talks about how he started swimming, how he is lucky with what he can eat and where he trains.

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    When he was thirteen years old, Reuben was hit by a car. The accident damaged his brain. In this video, Reuben talks about how he began to play football again and his dream to play at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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    Sir Steve Redgrave is one of Britain’s greatest ever athletes, having won five gold medals in five successive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000.

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    Tom Stalker, the Great Britain Olympic boxing captain, talks about the 'silly stuff' he did before taking up boxing and why 'the pinnacle of boxing is the Olympics'. People who come from the Liverpool area like Tom are sometimes called ‘scouse’ or ‘scousers’. Tom uses this word. He speaks really quickly with a typical Liverpool accent. This is the first of a series of video interviews with Team Great Britain medal prospects.

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    Campbell Walsh is a British canoeist from Scotland. In this video he talks about how tough his sport can be and how he is feeling in the run up to the Games next year.

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    Find out how cycling has helped Daryl gain confidence and freedom. Deloitte Parasport helps disabled people take part in sport by offering them information and advice on sports suitable for their impairment and where to find inclusive local clubs.

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    In the first of our videos from Deloitte Parasport we meet Christina who has cerebral palsy. Find out how horse-riding has helped her gain confidence and freedom. Deloitte Parasport helps disabled people take part in sport by offering them information and advice on sports suitable for their impairment and where to find inclusive local clubs. 

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    When he was thirteen years old, Reuben was hit by a car. The accident damaged his brain. In this video, Reuben talks about how he began to play football again and his dream to play at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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    Do you think learning can bring people of different cultures together? In Israel, the British Council is helping people from very different cultures connect with each other to learn about English and the Olympic Games.

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    Sir Steve Redgrave is one of Britain’s greatest ever athletes, having won five gold medals in five successive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000.

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    Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, one of Britain’s greatest Paralympic athletes, explains why the UK is a good place to be as a disabled person and how the country put disability sport on the map by hosting the first ever Paralympic Games in London in 1948.

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    Japanese Judo champion Kosei Inoue is widely considered to be the best 'Judoka' of his generation and is celebrated across the Judo world. He talks about his experience in the UK, the UK’s multicultural nature and its passion for sport, and the similarities between Britain and Japan.

 

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Jeremy Bee
Taiwan

Hello shokur!
 
Thank you for your kind words, and it's great to hear that...
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shokur
Afghanistan

Hi, Ravi,Tess and Adam!
you are very good people and i like you and your team who works...
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Apprentie
France

Unfortunately the last report's part is not transcribed and the character speaks too fast...
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