it's hard to believe thatjust a few years earlier, jack eyers hated how he looked.nd my femur. i was very embarrassed by my leg, and i was very ashamed of how it looked. today, the model—turned—gb canoeist has bags of body confidence, and the turning point was deciding — aged 16 — to have his leg amputated. having an amputation, i've literally got rid of this leg that i was quite ashamed of, and that didn't work and was very much dead weight. it's honestly the best decision i've ever made. a career as a personal trainer followed, and then fitness modelling. my body was my business, so i very much kept myself in good shape. disabled peoplejust weren't represented at all within the fashion world. well done, jack. mr popularity! i was one of the first amputees to really kind of step into that world. and it wasn't a very common thing. it was very nerve—racking because you didn't know what people were going to think. and some of the other models, like the able—bodied models, you could tell they weren't too happy about it because they were talking about the catwalk being

jack eyers might get the silver. yes! but in 2024, there's only one thing on his mind.it would be absolutely overwhelming experience. it would be...creme de la creme of everything i've ever put into it. it would be the pinnacle to call myself a paralympian. you're no longer civilian. you've really made it. lots more onjack�*s story on the bbc sport website, keep on top of those late championship scores as well but for me and the rest of the team, goodbye for now. welcome back, you're watching bbc news. actorjohn boy—ega has spoken publicly for the first actorjohn boyega has spoken publicly for the first time about the impact of childhood friend damilola taylor's killing, calling it �*life—changing'. he's told the bbc, that the recent death of damilola's father, campaigner richard taylor, had �*motivated' him to speak about his experience. the star wars actor says the tragedy has �*shaped me through the years'. he was one of the last people to see 10—year—old damilola alive before the fatal stabbing in south london in 2000. he's spoken tojohn wilson from radio 4's last w

and this is certainly the case for british pa ra—canoeist jack eyers.— aged 16 — to have his leg amputated. having an amputation, i've literally got rid of this leg that i was quite ashamed of, and that didn't work and was very much dead weight. it's honestly the best decision i've ever made. a career as a personal trainer followed, and then fitness modelling. my body was my business, so i very much kept myself in good shape. disabled peoplejust weren't represented at all within the fashion world. well done, jack. mr popularity! i was one of the first amputees to really kind of step into that world. and it wasn't a very common thing. it was very nerve—racking because you didn't know what people were going to think. and some of the other models, like the able—bodied models, you could tell they weren't too happy about it because they were talking about the catwalk being like the ballet — it needs to be, like, classic — same—shape model, same—height models. and we were changing that. we were changing the mould — i believe, for the better, and it has been f