AbilityNet was fortunate enough to grab a few moments with one of Great Britain's most prestigious and successful athletes, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
Over her sporting career, Tanni has won a total of 16 Paralympic medals. This includes 11 GOLD medals! She has also held over 30 world records, and won the London Marathon six times between 1992 and 2002.
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Between her sporting activities, parliamentary commitments, TV presenting and being a patron to many charities, Tanni has also recently backed the Go-ON-Gold campaign.
As a key player all the
way from the start of the London 2012 Olympic Bid to where we are now, how does
it feel to finally have the Games underway?
TGT : "It’s amazing to see it
all coming together so well. It’s understandable that there would be a
few problems, but it seems to be OK. I was a member of the Athlete
Commission for the London Games organisation, so have had an involvement in
every part of the process, from approving furniture for the athlete village, to
the transport arrangements - and I feel really proud of everyone involved."
Do you plan to attend
any of the upcoming events?
TGT : "I managed to get tickets
in the first ballot for the greco-roman wrestling, and my daughter and I are
going to one of the hockey sessions. I am working for the BBC during the Games,
so hopefully might see a few other events."
Are there any in
particular that you are looking forward to?
TGT: "Like everyone else probably, the men’s 100 metres in athletics, and all of the cycling."
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| Ability Magazine - Issue 86, Summer 2012 |
You recently appeared as the Cover Girl for Ability Magazine, featuring in an article about Go ON Gold (a national campaign funded by Nominet Trust that aims to help four million disabled people online). How did you first get involved with that Campaign?
TGT: "I was asked to give an
interview initially, I think the guys had noticed that I am a bit of a Twitter
fan. I think it’s important for everyone to have access to the internet,
it’s a great way to shop, to interact with other people and use social media. I
find Twitter to be quite an effective way of reaching people, and I couldn’t do
without online grocery shopping."
You mentioned in a
recent interview that you used to communicate via Fax machine with your
manager, and it was often difficult to access a nearby machine. With the
invention of smart phones, for many people, they now have “power in their
pocket” to communicate with ease of accessibility. Do you have a favourite
device or a favourite app that you like to use?
TGT: "My iPad 3 is my current favourite, it’s so convenient and easy to use. I have my diary and email set up on it and have been using it recently to Skype with different schools which has been really good fun. My most useful app in the last few weeks has been the Tour de France app which I have used to follow the cycling as I am commenting on the Olympic road races for the BBC."
We'd like to extend a big thank you to Tanni for taking some time out to do this interview with us.
Keep up-to-date with Tanni on Twitter: @Tanni_GT
www.tanni.co.uk
For more information on the Go ON Gold Campaign, please visit:
http://www.go-on-gold.co.uk/home
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