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Meet Paralympian Karé Adenegan

On Wednesday 24th June 2026, we are hosting a free online talk for adults, universities and secondary schools (Key Stage 4+) with Paralympic medallist Karé Adenegan. Image Credit: ParalympicsGB imagecomms Karé Adenegan is a wheelchair racer and seven-time British Paralympic medallist who began her journey in athletics at the age of eleven, after watching the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Karé has established herself as one of Britain’s leading athletes in T34 sprint events. Since making her Paralympic debut at Rio 2016 (where she won three medals) she has consistently performed at the highest level, adding further silver medals in the 100m and 800m at both the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Join us at 1pm when Karé will offer insight into life as an elite athlete, including training demands, race preparation and the marginal gains required to perform on the Paralympic stage across multiple Games cycles. Alongside her athletic career,...

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Meet Paralympic wheelchair racer Karé Adenegan

On Wednesday 24th June 2026, we are hosting a free online talk for primary and lower secondary schools (Key Stages 1 to 3) with Paralympic medallist Karé Adenegan. The session will take place from 10:30 to 11:15am. Image Credit: ParalympicsGB imagecomms Karé Adenegan is a wheelchair racer and seven-time Paralympic medallist who began her journey in athletics at the age of eleven, after watching the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Before discovering wheelchair racing, Karé was excluded from PE lessons at primary school, an experience that highlights how important it is for all young people to feel included and supported in sport. Just four years after taking up the sport, Karé represented Paralympics GB at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, where she won three medals: silver in the 100m and bronze in the 400m and 800m. She was named the BBC’s Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2018. She has since gone on to win multiple medals at the Tokyo 2020...

Wed 24 JunNational Paralympic Heritage Centre

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