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When Mat Armitage lost his leg, he vowed to one day be able to do backflips again. That was just for starters
2 October 2020
Mat Armitage was at the very top of his game, performing gravity-deying tricks for Hollywood Blockbusters, when a motorbike crash left him with a new obstacle to get over. Anyone who believes that amputation automatically equals limitation should spend 10 minutes in the company of Mat Armitage. The charismatic 29 year old from the Wirral is a ball of energy, and must be one of the few men on the planet who can do a backflip wearing a prosthetic leg. A former professional freerunner (a discipline similar to parkour that involves flipping and spinning off obstacles and buildings) Mat
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Blesma Member Pradip to take on the Virtual London Marathon
2 October 2020
Former Gurkha Pradip Rai, who is paralysed from the chest down, is taking on the virtual London Marathon in his everyday wheelchair this Sunday! This will be his first attempt of the London Marathon, which is being completed virtually across the world this year. Prad and his fellow marathon participants will have 23 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds to complete the 26.2 miles. Prad, 48, who served in the Royal Gurkha Rifles for nearly 21 years, said: “Blesma is truly close to my heart because it helped me in so many ways duringthose initial difficult days post injury. “Throu
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Soldiering on Awards - Winner announced tonight!
1 October 2020
The Sporting Excellence Award honours a person or team that has overcome challenges, inspired others and demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of sport. Let's meet this year's finalists... Mi
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The Resilience Sessions - Vick Hope and Shaun Stocker BEM
30 September 2020
The Resilience Sessions is a podcast series featuring compelling in-depth interviews, which bring to light life-changing and affirming experiences of Blesma veterans and the unknown personal struggles of celebrity guests who have fought to overcome hardship, including mental health difficulties, disability, devastating injury and bereavement.
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