mike dawson
Today we had a visit from an Olympic Ambassador. His name is Mike Dawson. Mike started kayaking at the age of 12. He learned to kayak at Tauranga Intermediate. He has been paddling for 20 years.
He showed us videos and pictures of him kayaking at the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil. He fundraised to get there by writing a cookbook. With the extra money he had left over he used it to buy food for the homeless people living on the streets of Rio.
Mike showed us the race uniform he wore when he was racing. He had a waterproof top, a lifejacket, helmet and his race number. He also had a special paddle made from carbon. He was very focused when he raced. Mike has visited over 100 countries.
The two values he spoke about were Respect for other competitors and people and Compassion for people less fortunate and other competitors.
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