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Adrian Chiles

The 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics on the ´óÏó´«Ã½



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Adrian Chiles

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Adrian is one of the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s most versatile and admired presenters, and is famously football-mad – in particular about West Brom.

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Adrian joined the ´óÏó´«Ã½ originally for three weeks' work experience and by 1993 was presenting Radio 4's Financial World Tonight.

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In 1994 he started presenting Wake Up To Money on the relaunched Radio 5 Live.

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His 5 Live show Chiles On Saturday won the Sports Category Gold in the Sony Radio Awards in 2002.

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He is a presenter on Working Lunch on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two on weekdays and presents Match Of The Day 2 on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Two on Sunday evenings.

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A football dream came true for Birmingham-born Adrian in 2006 when he worked on the World Cup for the first time, presenting the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s nightly highlights programme.

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Adrian has also written and presented a number of other programmes for the ´óÏó´«Ã½. These include So What Do You Do All Day? – a look at the lives of some of Britain's highest

profile figures – and, most recently, the daily magazine programme The One Show.

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"For me, I think the Olympics represents the apotheosis of all the usual stuff about sport: the dedication, the glory, the disappointment, the tension, the joy, the despair …

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"But it's also the chance to learn about different sports and become passionate about them in a very short space of time.

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"Also, brilliant though they are, the competitors often are purely athletes, not celebrities. And that makes it so much more special.

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"My favourite Olympic memories are the stuff I saw as a kid: Ovett, Coe, Thompson, Foster etc. It was so magical.

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"Also the moments of sheer drama; I remember Olga Korbut falling off the beam and crying. I was absolutely captivated. I remember my Dad saying she'd be sent to Siberia as a punishment and I didn' t know whether he was joking.

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"I really can't wait for Beijing. I just have no preconceptions, which is fascinating. I've been to Hong Kong and Macau but doubt that's much preparation for Beijing.

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"Once there, I'm really looking forward to seeing the cycling, table tennis, badminton, athletics and weightlifting.

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"As far as British hopes go, Tom Daley seems to have some pretty unstoppable momentum.

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"Looking ahead to 2012, assuming it's a massive success, which I think it will be, London, and the UK as a whole, will have a new-found sense of itself.

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"I sense all athletes work as hard as they possibly can, but the added incentive of competing on home soil will surely give them a little extra."

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