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Ade Adepitan: Paralympic Champion Story

Ade Adepitan, born in Nigeria in 1973 and affected by Polio, has become a successful wheelchair basketball player and received an MBE for his contributions to disability sport. He represented Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal at the 2005 Paralympic World Cup. In addition to his sports career, Adepitan is a TV presenter and charity worker, inspiring others to take control of their lives.

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Ade Adepitan: Paralympic Champion Story

Ade Adepitan, born in Nigeria in 1973 and affected by Polio, has become a successful wheelchair basketball player and received an MBE for his contributions to disability sport. He represented Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and won a gold medal at the 2005 Paralympic World Cup. In addition to his sports career, Adepitan is a TV presenter and charity worker, inspiring others to take control of their lives.

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Ade Adepitan was born in Nigeria in 1973.

As a child, he contracted Polio, which left him unable


to use his left ___________ and eventually prevented him from walking. Against all odds, Adepitan
has become an extremely successful ___________. As one of Britain’s best wheelchair __________
players, he has received many awards, including an MBE in 2005 for his services to disability
sport. At just three years old, Adepitan moved to England with his mother to join his father. From
an early age, he dreamt of becoming an _______________ sportsman and, despite the difficulties
he faced, decided to give it his best shot. In 2004, Adepitan competed as a member of the Great
Britain team at the Summer Paralympics in Athens. The team gave the opposition a run for their
money and won the __________ medal. Later, at the 2005 Paralympic World Cup they won and
took the gold medal home. Still a keen sportsman, Adepitan has not yet decided to throw in the
towel, although he has also worked as a TV presenter, campaigner and charity worker. He sends
a message of positivity to _________ and encourages them to believe that the ball is in their court
and that they have the power to make their lives a success.

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Ade Adepitan was born in Nigeria in 1973. As a child, he contracted Polio, which left him unable
to use his left ___________ and eventually prevented him from walking. Against all odds, Adepitan
has become an extremely successful ___________. As one of Britain’s best wheelchair __________
players, he has received many awards, including an MBE in 2005 for his services to disability
sport. At just three years old, Adepitan moved to England with his mother to join his father. From
an early age, he dreamt of becoming an _______________ sportsman and, despite the difficulties
he faced, decided to give it his best shot. In 2004, Adepitan competed as a member of the Great
Britain team at the Summer Paralympics in Athens. The team gave the opposition a run for their
money and won the __________ medal. Later, at the 2005 Paralympic World Cup they won and
took the gold medal home. Still a keen sportsman, Adepitan has not yet decided to throw in the
towel, although he has also worked as a TV presenter, campaigner and charity worker. He sends
a message of positivity to _________ and encourages them to believe that the ball is in their court
and that they have the power to make their lives a success.

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