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We celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee by looking at the evolution of sport during her reign and some of the world’s most significant and iconic sporting moments of the last 70 years. We discuss the Queen’s influence on sport and what her legacy might be. Plus we head live to Epsom ahead of one of the Queen’s favourite sporting events, The Derby

We catch up with New Zealand star Rosie Elliot ahead of the Oceania Athletics Championships. She tells us about how she turned to running to help with crippling anxiety, and it turns out she’s quite good at it as she’s now the New Zealand 400 metres champion.

Plus When Leon Schaffer was growing up he dreamed of becoming a footballer. Aged just 12 he lost his leg through cancer and he thought his chances of being a professional athlete had gone, until he met a fellow German amputee who just happened to be a Paralympic long jump world record holder. Proving that if you can see it, you can be it, Leon has now achieved just that.

Photo: Queen Elizabeth II attends Royal Ascot 2021 at Ascot Racecourse on June 19, 2021 in Ascot, England. Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Published on Saturday, 4th June 2022.

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