Adventures with Aggie

In today’s adventure we hear from Dan, Dom, and Joe Roper. They are three brothers who play for their goalball team, the Fen Tigers. They grew up playing the sport together and have had great success. Listen in to hear them speak about their love for goalball and the goalball family.

Today’s adventure features Josh McEntee and Josh Windle, two goalball players and best friends. Josh and Josh met through playing goalball and share many common interests beyond the sport. Listen in to hear how this sport changed their lives.

In today’s adventure, Laura Brooks and Mo Ahmed of the Birmingham Goalball Club. Both are athletes and are very proud of come from such a successful goalball club. Laura is also the welfare officer of the club. They share what they love the most about the club and how they see their club progressing in the future with exciting events such as the World Blind Games!

In today's adventure, we speak with Diego Mariscal, a paraswimmer for team Mexico. He will tell us a bit about his swimming career, his creation of 2gether International, and his upcoming accelerator project! Listen in to hear how you can get involved and submit your accelerator application.

In today’s adventure we hear from Goalball UK Ambassador, Naqi Rizvi. Naqi is super passionate about the sport of goalball and growing it. He comes from a background in tennis but found goalball to be his sport. Listen in to hear Naqi speak about how he uses his platform to educate people on sport for those with visual impairments.

Today's adventure features Mark Winder, CEO of Goalball UK. This episode is the first of many Goalball UK episodes to come! Mark comes from a background in sports but joined Goalball UK as an outsider to the sport. He gives us a brief explanation on the sport and its rules. Listen in to learn how he got familiar with goalball and how much he loves his job. 

Today's adventure features Disability Sport Wales member, Aled Davies. He throws shot put, and discus for Team Great Britain. He is a gold medalist in the Paralympics (London and Rio), IPC World Championships (Lyon, Doha, and London), and IPC European Championships (Swansea and Grosseto). Listen in to hear how excited he is to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics!

In today's adventure, we feature Olivia "Livvy" Breen. Olivia is a Paralympic sprinter and long jumper on Team Great Britain. She has won gold in the IPC World Championships, IPC European Championships, and Commonwealth Games as well as taking bronze at the 2012 London Paralympics. Listen in to hear Olivia speak about her sporting story leading all the way up to the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. 

In today's adventure, we continue our feature with Disability Sport Wales by speaking with Jodie Grinham. Jodie is a para-archer and won the silver medal at the 2019 Rio Paralympics. She shares how her family played a role in her decision to be an archer as well as what she hopes people learn from watching and participating in the sport of archery!