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Olympic champion Damian Warner: overcoming hurdles on and off the track

Damian Warner 2012 Olympics

This week we speak with newly minted Olympic decathlon champion Damian Warner. Damian has been a Canadian track and field star for years, but this summer he added an Olympic gold medal and Olympic record of 9018 points to his list of accolades.

RELATED: Damian Warner wins GOLD for Canada in the decathlon

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In this episode we talk about Damian’s outstanding performance in Tokyo and the unique challenges he faced to get there. He tells us what gets him excited about the state of our sport in Canada, and what he has left to accomplish.

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