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John Inverdale

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John Inverdale

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John Inverdale began his career as a reporter on the Lincolnshire Echo before moving to ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Lincolnshire in 1982.

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His first job with network radio was in 1986 as a sports reporter for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2 and a news reporter for Radio 4 on the Today programme.

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In 1988 he became presenter of Sport On 2, which he hosted for six years until the advent of Radio 5 Live, when he moved to a daily news programme.

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During his radio career, he has presented five Olympic Games, several rugby and football world cups, 19 Wimbledon championships, 12 Open golf championships, and numerous other major sporting events.

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In 1997, he was named Broadcaster of the Year at the Sony Awards, and in 1998, Radio Personality of the Year by the Variety Club.

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He hosted his own ´óÏó´«Ã½ One sports chat show, Onside, for seven series, and is a regular presenter on other sports programmes including the daily highlights show from Wimbledon.

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"For me, the Olympics is a celebration of being healthy.

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"My most memorable moment from past Olympics is watching Adrian Moorhouse winning his swimming gold in Seoul. I watched it in a bar in the Korean capital surrounded by 200 locals who'd turned the TV over from the taekwando just for me.

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"I have been to China, but not for 25 years, when everyone was on bikes!

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"I'm looking forward to seeing how accommodating the Chinese people can be when the world is watching.

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"I think the main significance of it being held in Beijing is the expansion of the Olympic movement.

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"As for the action in the Games themselves this time around, there's one hope I have above all others. Although I want the rowers to win loads of medals, I really want Paula Radcliffe to win the marathon and crown a glittering career in style.

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"I'll tentatively predict that, if she's fit, along with the rowers – and how about the men's hockey team for an unlikely gold, 20 years after Seoul?

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"It will be great to have the Olympics in London in 2012 because it means I can get to them by tube! And it will be a real chance to show the world that London is one of the, if not the greatest city of them all."

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