Legends
Ade Adepitan
Having survived polio as a youngster, Ade has gone on to compete as a wheelchair basketball player on an international level and has a wealth of TV presenting experience.
Ade represented Great Britain at the Olympics in Athens 2004 (Bronze) and Sydney 2000 plus competing in The European (Silver) and World Championships (Gold). Ade’s energy and enthusiasm comes through in everything he does.
In 2006, Ade was given an honorary Doctorate by Loughborough University and had the honour of being awarded an MBE for his contribution to disabled sport in the Queen’s 2005 Birthday Honours.More recently in 2010, Ade was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award from the University of East London.
In 2007 Ade took on the challenge of the London Marathon, which he completed in just over two and a half hours. Not one to sit on the sidelines, Ade’s new sporting passion is wheelchair tennis. He can often be seen at Roehampton early in the mornings practising his killer serve!
- Sport: Basketball
“The funding from SportsAid made all the difference to me. For the next generation to succeed, it is really important that people keep giving their support. ”
