[QODLink]
London 2012
Against All Odds: Operations to Olympics
After being told he would never walk again, Irish gymnast Kieran Behan defied the odds to reach the London Games.
Last Modified: 08 Jun 2012 18:50


Accidents and operations have not stopped Irish gymnast Kieran Behan achieve his dreams of making an Olympic Games.

And a difficult journey to London 2012 has made the feat all the more special.

Al Jazeera's Lee Wellings reports from Essex, England.

41

Source:
Al Jazeera English
Topics in this article
People
Country
City
Featured on Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera's exclusive publishing of a key Guantanamo prison military document lays bare the brutality of force-feeding.
Former military official says poverty and anger in indigenous communities mean conditions for an "insurgency" are ripe.
A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Series on the Palestinian 'catastrophe' of 1948 that led to dispossession and conflict that still endures.
Featured
Once a bustling haven, Elasha Biyaha has almost become a ghost town as residents flee.
Two years since the start of the uprising, rebels and Assad's forces remain locked in conflict.
Lebanon-based militia is assisting villagers caught up in the conflict.
A four-part series that gives a rare insight into the country on the move, with history in tow.
Extensive coverage of war crimes tribunals and controversial calls for blasphemy laws.
join our mailing list