andrewbroad wrote:
>
> At the Laureus Sports Awards themselves, at Barcelona on 22nd May,
> Monica presented the award for World Sportsperson Of The Year With
> A Disability, and I recently saw delayed TV-coverage of her doing
> so!
>
> Monica: "Yet among all these many stars, there's a group of
> athletes who have not only reached the top, they have done so
> against even greater odds and tougher obstacles than most of us
> have ever faced.
>
> "And the winner is... Ernst van Dyk." [a wheelchair-athlete]
>
>
> And I saw the following off-stage interview-clip:
>
> Q: "I know it's [inaudible] you're not in the show so far, but are
> you enjoying it?"
>
> Monica: "Oh, definitely. I was very happy I was one of the earlier
> presenters, so the nerves got out of the way, so I could go and
> enjoy the show."

For those in the UK, this is repeated tonight (Sunday morning) at
04:30 - 06:00 BST on Channel 5. The footage of Monica is about 15
minutes from the start of the programme IIRC.

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