Matt is joined with Co Host Paul Hadfield to interview Ali Najem.

This amazing young man opens up and shares his story about his good friend being shot dead when he was just 17 years old. He explains how that experience was life changing, he was at a cross roads in his life and he had to make a decision, continue hanging with the wrong crowd and end up in jail or dead, or find some stability in sport!

I’m looking forward to sharing how the adversity he faced when he was younger, has helped him to navigate his way through life. He went on to win three Australian titles for the 2km beach sprint and a world title.

On Sunday evening Ali ran 58km in the Red Bull Wings for Life, finishing 13th in the world and 3rd fastest Australian with an average pace of 3:50min per km.

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