Not by the Playbook - Dan Mancina: Skateboarding while blind

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At the age of 13, just as his love for skateboarding was flourishing, Dan Mancina was diagnosed with a condition that would eventually leave him blind. Over twenty years later, he supports his family by skateboarding as a full-time job, with the long-term goal of getting it into the Paralympics. He joins Sportshour’s Caroline Barker to tell her about the highs and lows of the last decade.

Having never climbed a mountain in her life, Nadhira Alharthy was suddenly inspired to ascend Mount Everest. She succeeded and became the first woman from Oman to complete the feat. Nadhira shares her experience and talks about her role in changing attitudes towards women doing endurance sports in Oman.

We’re also joined by Manchester City and Australia forward Mary Fowler, who at the age of 19 is preparing for her first World Cup next year. She says she’s settled in well to Manchester despite the notoriously poor weather and is attempting clay sculpture in her free time.

Sporting Witness takes a trip to meet Championship Manager cult hero Tonton Zola Moukoko. The Swedish-Congolese footballer found fame as one of the best players ever in the computer game series, but he failed to make a mark in English football and in his personal life there were moments of immense tragedy.

Plus, we check in at the women’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, the men’s T20 World Cup in Australia, and the wheelchair Rugby League World Cup in England.

Image: The Familie / Dan Mancina

Published on Saturday, 5th November 2022.

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