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World Service,17 Feb 2024,39 mins

Keeping the Peace

Not by the Playbook

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Tobey Berriault took up speed skating in her teenage years, spending many hours training at the famous Olympic Oval in Calgary. After just missing out on qualifying for her home Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010, she took up a new career as a peacekeeper for the United Nations. She tells Sportshour what her role entails and how she's used her sporting career to help her in conflict areas and warzones. Have you ever worn protective headgear while surfing? Davon Larson tells us about the stigma around wearing helmets out on the waves, after he invented a new helmet called Surf Skull, designed to appeal to the most fashion conscious surfer. He describes the accident that inspired the invention. Gregg Stevenson lost both his legs in an improvised explosive device blast in Afghanistan in 2009, while serving as a Royal Marine Commando in the British Military. He goes into the 2024 Paralympics in Paris as a favourite for rowing gold. Gregg’s tells us how the sport helped get his life on track. We'll also cover snooker's "fourth major" ahead of its debut in Saudi Arabia and check-in at the NBA All-Star weekend as Steph Curry takes on Sabrina Ionescu in a battle of the sexes. (Photo: Tobey Berriault)

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