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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Ian Parker

Richard Whitehead feels 2012 was missed opportunity to make sport more inclusive

Richard Whitehead believes the London Paralympics were a missed opportunity to promote greater inclusion in sport (Dare to Defy handout) -

Double Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead believes London 2012 was a missed opportunity to make sport more inclusive as he looks to challenge perceptions in a new documentary.

Whitehead, a double amputee who won Paralympic 200m gold in London and Rio, has teamed up with LGBTQ+ advocate and broadcaster Adele Roberts to produce Dare to Defy, a three-part Prime Video series which explores the stereotypes and barriers that under-represented communities face in sport.

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