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Jonnie Peacock in conversation with Tanni Grey-Thompson

Sports Day: You Can Do Anything!

Hay Festival 2025, 

Join the Paralympic champion, Strictly Come Dancing star and You Can Do Anything! author for an empowering and inspirational discussion with former Paralympic athlete Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson about finding your happiness, chasing your dreams and being unstoppable. Jonnie will take us on a journey to get inspired, build confidence, overcome setbacks and learn that we can achieve anything, no matter what our abilities or ambitions might be.

A double Paralympic 100-metre sprint champion, Jonnie won gold and set the Paralympic record at the age of 19 at the London 2012 Olympics, going on to win gold again, and smash his own record at the Rio Paralympics in 2016. He was the first disabled contestant to compete on Strictly Come Dancing and is passionate about challenging and changing other people’s perceptions around disability.

Family, 9+ years