‘The most inspiring story I’ve ever heard’: Klopp cheers on friend Czyz at Paralympics

‘The most inspiring story I’ve ever heard’: Klopp cheers on friend Czyz at Paralympics

New Zealand’s Wojtek Czyz was soundly beaten but his long-time friend was on hand to offer support

As Britain’s Daniel Bethell eased to a group stage win in the SL3 badminton over New Zealand’s Wojtek Czyz on Thursday afternoon, there was a keen observer in the stands at the La Chapelle Arena. Jürgen Klopp, the former Liverpool manager and world’s most famous man-on-a-career-break was there to cheer on his friend Czyz, but also extol the virtues of the Paralympic Games themselves.

Czyz is a former professional footballer who sustained an injury at 21 that required his left leg to be amputated at the knee. He is also a former Paralympic long jump champion for Germany, a man who sailed around the world on a catamaran while building prosthetics, the owner of an antipodean honey company, and now an elite para badminton athlete despite only having dedicated himself to the sport three years ago at the age of 41.

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