My World - Kaki Khamis

Students from Islington Arts and Media School (IAMS) interviewed two promising young East London athletes who have their eyes on competing in London in 2012. The first group made a film about Halil Zorba (19) a weightlifter from Tower Hamlets, who is juggling a civil engineering degree in Brighton with competing in the top 100 in his division. The second group went to meet David Morse (15), a disabled sailor who hopes to participate in the Paralympics. The students produced a short film about him, finding out how his disability has shaped his sporting achievements. Both David and Halil have received funding from Banking on Talent, a programme set up by ELBA (East London Business Alliance) to help pursue their dream.

Looking at these issues from an international perspective, another IAMS student was also involved in producing a film about Kaki Khamis, a Sudanese runner who at 19 has already beaten the World Indoor Champion in the 800m.

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