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7 January 2017

On Kadeena and cotton wool

The amazing Kadeena Cox. In 2014 she was diagnosed as having suffered a stroke. Not so long after that, she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. A national-level athlete beforehand, she’s now a Paralympic, trailblazing legend. Kadeena won Rio gold in two very different disciplines – cycling and track. A silver and bronze in relay events too. Holds some world records. Flag-bearer at the closing ceremony. Awarded an MBE. Shortlisted for Sports Personality of the Year. Appeared on a celebrity version of Robot Wars. She won that too. Also appeared on Celebrity Mastermind. Flunked her specialist subject on that one. (just goes to show you can’t be perfect at everything. Mind you, serves her right for choosing Arsenal FC as her […]