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One to One: Kriss Akabusi talks to Helen Glover

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Kriss Akabusi talks to Helen Glover

23/01/2018

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Life After Gold: what happens next? Can Helen Glover learn anything from Kriss Akabusi?

Interview series in which broadcasters follow personal passions. Life after Gold: Olympic rower Helen Glover speaks to Kriss Akabusi about the challenges of retiring from sport.

The Olympic rower, Helen Glover, speaks to Kriss Akabusi about 'life after gold'.

Helen Glover is one of our most successful athletes. In a life devoted to rowing, she has won a phenomenal 21 Olympic, World and European gold medals. But now that she is considering retirement, a life away from competitive rowing feels as daunting as it is liberating. 

In this programme she speaks to Kriss Akabusi MBE, the larger-than-life, multiple medal-winning Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European sprinter and hurdler. Since leaving athletics, Kriss has had a successful career on TV and in motivational speaking. He and Helen talk about the challenges in finding a new role and identity, and he encourages her to think about what she would like to do next..

Producer: Karen Gregor.

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