but more so a battle of the mind. having struggled heavily with his mental health during covid lockdown, matthew made the decision to purchase a pair of dumbbells online, a decision that he says saved his life. i guarantee if i didn t get into sport, i would not be here right now. it s helped me accept my disability and work with it and incorporate it into me as a person, which has then massively increase my mental health just because i m not anxious about it, i m not ashamed by it, i m proud of being disabled. getting into a gym, getting weightlifting, meeting other positive people around me who enjoy doing the same thing, it s genuinely kept me alive. a lot has happened since matthew first picked up some weights, including one of the proudest days of his life, when he became the english champion in may. they called my name. they go, now introducing england s strongest disabled man, matthew smyth, and my tears just break. i go out, i wasjust. because i d been training for it
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just hearing it. going to break me emotionally after just hearing it just hearing it. regardless of the result, matthew just hearing it. regardless of the result, matthew has just hearing it. regardless of the result, matthew has achieved - result, matthew has achieved something that no trophy or medal can ever dojustice. and it is proof that sport and exercise really can change someone s life. that is just about it. you can get all the latest sports news from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website that s bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello and welcome back, with me, frankie mccamley. more now on the announcement of a reduction in the amount we ll pay for gas and electricity in england, wales and scotland. it s come as the energy regulator ofgem sets the next price cap for millions of households. at the moment, households using an average amount of energy shouldn t pay more
usykis very tough task for him. oleksandr usyk is a heavy favourite and for a good reason. they will be there to see the one man, the ukrainian national treasure in their country. should be fascinating. ade adedoyin in poland, thank you. sport and exercise can help people in many different ways as you know, but for matthew smyth from poole, he says it s saved his life. born without hip or knee sockets, matthew was struggling with his mental health during lockdown, until he picked up some weights. two years later, he s been crowned england s strongest disabled man and this weekend is looking to win the british title. logan lawson reports. when i was growing up, i always suffered with depression. i used to self harm quite a lot. i ve had multiple suicide attempts in my life. it s not a nice story, but it s my story. i m proud of that. for matthew smyth from poole, becoming england s strongest disabled man has notjust been a battle of the body,
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