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CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault. Olympic Athlete and World Champion javelin thrower, Fatima Whitbread, was left for dead as a baby. It was only after a neighbour heard her crying for 3 days that she called the police who saved her life. She then spent the next 14 years of her life in a broken care sector that subjected her to physical and mental abuse. At 14 years old, Fatima picked up a javelin for the first time and found the sport that would save her life. The rest, is history...
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CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault. Olympic Athlete and World Champion javelin thrower, Fatima Whitbread, was left for dead as a baby. It was only after a neighbour heard her crying for 3 days that she called the police who saved her life. She then spent the next 14 years of her life in a broken care sector that subjected her to physical and mental abuse. At 14 years old, Fatima picked up a javelin for the first time and found the sport that would save her life. The rest, is history...

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