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Jack Eyres: Castings, cat walks and canoes

how having had his leg amputated he's gone from Hollywood to the cat walk of Milan and now a Paralympic podium in Paris. In between he became the first amputee to win Mr. England!

When Jack Eyers decided to have his leg amputated at the age of 16 he was advised against it... but Jack was done with living in pain. What he didn't realise was that after his amputation a new world of opportunity would open up that has taken him from the Hollywood Hills to the cat walks of Milan and now to the Paralympic podium in Paris, where last month he won silver in the para canoe. Jack tells us about his remarkable story

We preview the new WSL season in England with 成人快手 Sports senior women's football reporter Emma Sanders including new managers and players on the pitch... and chat to Dani Gon莽alves co founder of 'Fantasy WSL' about all the new managers and players of it. Plus Former USWNT goalkeeper Jillian Loyden on helping develop the next generation of keepers on and off the field though her Keepers Institute.

Photo: Silver medallist Jack Eyers of Great Britain celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 Final on day eleven of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games (Credit: Elsa/Getty Images)

Photo: Cody Townsend skiing down a mountain with rockfaces on either side. (Credit: Summit Lunch Productions)

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34 minutes

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  • Sat 21 Sep 2024 09:06GMT

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