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  • 1 year ago
The Paralympic Athletes are getting set to head to Paris.

One of those getting ready is double Paralympic medallist Akeem Stewart, who candidly admitted that he felt like just calling it a day many times.

Stewart is preparing to represent this country at the Paralympic Games in Paris, at the end of the month and spoke with Elizabeth Williams at a training session.

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00:00It's tough, mentally it's tough because the final two weeks I'm supposed to be feeling
00:05comfortable seeing results and I am here, you know, I'm seeing what I want to see but
00:11I could have been doing a lot better but taking into consideration how the beginning of the
00:14year started, it was rough and now I'm trying to play catch up with the other athletes who
00:18have things basically put in place for them but I'm a fighter so I will go out there and
00:25do my best.
00:26Mr Stewart spoke with TV6 Sport during his training sessions at the Dwight York Stadium
00:32in Tobago.
00:33He said at one time he was on the verge of giving up.
00:37And facilitate me on days even when there are sports camps they still allow me to come
00:40and train and I really appreciate that.
00:42I guess that's the reason why I will continue this season.
00:45So I must say a special thanks to them and my coach Wade Franklin, you know, for sticking
00:49it out with me because sometimes I come training and I say, I tell him I'm going to shoot without
00:53him, I don't think I will continue the sport because I was literally on the verge of giving
00:57up track and field.
00:58Mr Stewart said those in authority need to listen to the cries of athletes.
01:04Current people right now, they just try to facilitate us to the best of their ability
01:08but I think the higher heads need to come out and listen, hear the athletes and their
01:13voice.
01:14Sometimes we need to talk to somebody who will really understand us better.
01:19So far coming to the stadium I must say a special thanks to Mr Tobias and the stadium
01:23staff because they try their best to help me out.
01:26Elizabeth Williams, TV6 Sport.
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