An incredible Australian Paralympic story
Aug 23, 2021•21 min•Season 2Ep. 191
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Episode description
Curtis McGrath, OAM is an Australian para canoeist who took up canoeing competitively after having both of his legs amputated as a result of a mine blast while serving in the Australian Army in Afghanistan.
Curtis joins us just days before heading to Tokyo to defend his gold medal he won at the Rio Paralympics.
The Games begin tonight.
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