Channel 4 has announced a 100% disabled presenting team for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games.
The team will present on the ground in China and will mark a global first as the first broadcaster to have an entire disabled team for a world-class sporting event.
The broadcaster, along with its presenter team, will bring over 80 hours of coverage of the Paralympic Games on Channel 4 and streaming on C4's Youtube channel.
Legendary broadcast sports and award-winning presenter Ade Adepitan will lead the group with the daily highlights show.
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— Ade Adepitan (@AdeAdepitan) February 7, 2022
Whilst former rugby player Ed Jackson and Paralympic champion triathlete Lauren Steadman will bring the Breakfast Show to viewers.
Retired Paralympic winner Ellie Robinson will be joined y British racing car driver Billy Monger as on-screen reporters and former sit-kier Sean Rose as a pundit.
Arthur Williams will lead overnight sports coverage and formally hosted the summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Channel 4’s Director of Programmes Ian Katz said, "Channel 4 is incredibly proud to announce a stellar presenting team and - in a first for any broadcaster around the world - an entire presenting team who are disabled.
"This is testament to the brilliant disabled presenting talent we have in the UK and underlines our commitment to providing opportunities for people with disabilities and making our output truly representative of the entire population."
The Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games will take place from March 4-13.
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