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TV presenter and wheelchair basketball player Ade Adepitan was born in Lagos in Nigeria where, as a child, he lost the use of his left leg after contracting polio. At the age of three, Adepitan and his mother moved to the United Kingdom to join his father in East London.

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Adepitan went on to be a member of Team GB that won bronze at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and gold at the 2005 Paralympic World Cup.

He moved from sports player to commentator during the London 2012 Paralympic Games, when he became one of the main presenters for Channel 4. He also co-presented That Paralympic Show with Rick Edwards and became a passionate advocate for disability sport.

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In 2005, 大象传媒 Two鈥檚 Beyond Boundaries saw Adepitan take him on the trek of a lifetime across the rainforests, deserts, rivers and mountains of Nicaragua. Following presenting slots with Channel 4, he returned to the 大象传媒 in 2014 as one of the presenters of The Travel Show, and then America's Busiest City alongside Anita Rani and Ant Anstead. He also anchored the 2016 Invictus Games for the 大象传媒.

In 2005, Ade was awarded an MBE for services to disability sport.