One in all sport’s most compelling characters and arguably Britain’s biggest ever observe and area athlete will star in a tv documentary this summer time.
It guarantees to shed new mild into Daley Thompson’s life and is timed to coincide with the eve of the Paris Olympics and the fortieth anniversary of the 1984 Los Angeles Video games, the place he received his second Olympic title.
Sky Documentaries say they’ve gained “unprecedented entry and by no means seen earlier than archive”. They add: “The movie chronicles his legendary sporting achievements, from the streets of London’s Notting Hill to Greece’s Olympia, the location the place his iconic occasion started through the Historical Video games.”
In what seems like a warts-and-all have a look at his life, Thompson reveals the struggles he confronted on the highway to success. There are contributions as effectively from his shut pal and World Athletics president Seb Coe, former decathlon rival Jurgen Hingsen and Caitlyn Jenner, who, as Bruce Jenner, received the 1976 Olympic decathlon crown and acted as a mentor to Thompson forward of his 1980 Olympic victory in Moscow and subsequent world information.
Daley Thompson
Olympic heptathlon champion Denise Lewis and dash icon Linford Christie are additionally amongst those that make a contribution.
Thompson stated: “It took me a very long time to understand I used to be an introvert dwelling an extroverted life, and I’ve been lucky to maintain most of that life to myself.
“Nearing pensioner hood, I’d prefer to share among the good and some disappointments, with my children who don’t imagine any of my adventures however primarily with people who find themselves wanting and hoping to be impressed. My message is straightforward: your altitude is dictated by your angle, ‘imagine in you’.”
Jack Oliver, head of co-productions at Sky added: “With the Olympics across the nook, we’re thrilled to be working with The Mob Movie Firm and Abacus Media Rights to inform Daley’s story, a real sporting legend and among the best decathletes of our time.
Daley Thompson (Getty)
“With unprecedented entry, unique archival footage and a bunch of sensible contributors, we hope to offer viewers a behind the scenes glimpse on the complicated journey of 1 man, who grew to become Britain’s biggest throughout athlete.”
Vadim Jean, director at The Mob Movie Firm stated: “As a young person on the time within the Eighties, Daley was my sporting hero. I by no means imagined that 40 years later I’d have the privilege of creating a movie that I hope does justice to his legacy as the final word Olympic famous person.
“It’s an honour to find a way convey collectively my love of movie and sport to inform Daley’s unimaginable, inspirational story for the display and reveal what it could take to be biggest all-around athlete the world has ever seen.”
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