Josh Widdicombe

1. Do you know anyone actively taking part in disability sport? I have met a lot of the GB Paralympians through my work on the show the Last Leg, what always strikes me is just how driven and competitive they are as people. It takes so much for someone to reach that level, an astonishing amount of dedication. As for people that play day to day I know that Alex from the Last Leg has played in disabled football matches (not sure how this exactly works as I realise I am using a broad term there). I do know however that he was once sent off, I hear he is very talented but can lose his head in the heat of battle. 2. What disability sports have you watched and if you have did you watch them live or through the media other than the Paralympics?

I have attended both the previous Paralympics and through that watched a lot of disabled sport. Away from the headline events I think wheelchair tennis is a superb sport to watch live, brilliantly paced game that really relies on a huge amount of guile and skill. I find myself watching any disability sport that is on (or any sport) TV, but obviously that mainly ends up being the big competitions.

3. Do you think disability sport should be promoted more through the media? If so why?

I think that the more people see of disability sport the more they fall in love with it. Sport is about stories and characters when it comes down to it, the reason you watch big events or keep watching a sport is you know about the people or clubs involved and develop loyalties or, indeed, rivalries. The more people hear about the athletes that train so hard to get to the top of disability sport the more they will want to tune in again and again to watch them, which is what the people who dedicate their lives to these events deserve.