Jordan Jarrett-Bryan , Sports reporter
Jordan Jarrett Bryan is a sports reporter for Channel 4 News.
The thing I love about sport is what it does to people. Not only the athletes themselves, but the supporters and followers of it. Sport can make athletes grow as people, but can also destroy them and turn them into someone they never wanted to be. But it also can make fans say and do things they never thought they'd think or do.
Sport reflects life and is a microcosm of it. Sport can make you laugh or cry, sport can make you laugh till your belly hurts, it can make you rage with anger. Sport can make you see things you never thought you would see. But importantly sport makes you think. Why do we support the team we support, follow the athlete we follow and devote our lives to the sport we do? Surely it’s more than just a geographical, national, gender or technical reason. We invest time in that sport/athlete because we identify with them or that team/person we aspire to be.
Reporting on a fabulous goal, a world class forehand or a great burst of sprinting is what turns me on. But what I live for, just as much as those moments is the sporting moments that make the everyday man go gaga.
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British-Ugandan athlete runs from South Africa to London
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Thousands of Paris police called in for Israel v France match
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How Arsenal built a devoted Black fanbase at home and abroad
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Wright, Henry, Saka: How Arsenal built devoted Black support
A recent book has set out to explore the North London club’s wider links with Black identity and culture.
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How Team GB triumphed in Paris Paralympics
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The Paralympic Games have ended but is a French disability revolution coming?
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Final day of Paralympics: what happened in 2024?
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Dame Sarah Storey wins 19th gold medal in 44-mile cycling road race
Dame Sarah Storey has done it again in the Paralympics.
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Starmer meets Macron on first day of Paralympics
On day one of the Paralympic games in Paris – Paralympics GB is already on the medals table. We spoke to Sir Keir Starmer while he is in the French capital for the games, on disabled access to transport and sport.
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What to expect from the Paralympics opening ceremony
The Paralympics kicks off tomorrow, with another outdoor opening ceremony showcasing central Paris.
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Paralympic flame lit ahead of Paris games
British athletes have lit the Paralympic flame at Stoke Mandeville in Buckinghamshire – the birthplace of the event – before its four day journey to Paris for the start of this year’s Games.
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Paris Paralympics: what the games mean to Britain’s athletes
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