Dami Bakare

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Dami Bakare
  • Residence: Sheffield
  • Region: Greater London
  • Home Town: Kaduna, Nigeria
  • Club: Great Britain Development Squad
Career highlights
Playing against Sweden in an unofficial friendly and hitting an amazing ball past Nillson
What is your sporting ambition?
To be a starting 6 player in the London 2012 Olympic Games
What was your inspiration to take up your sport?
I never knew about the sport until I was introduced to it. Back then it was just something that gave me something else to do, so no real inspiration to be honest.
What are your interests outside of sport?
A lot of things. I do a lot of random reading/doing things. Technology, news mainly science/nature based, reading (when I can), designing which takes many forms (clothes, websites, composing music, painting), entertainment like films, music and just being very social.
In your mind, what's the most memorable moment of past Olympics/Paralympics?
I would like to say Usain Bolt destroying the field at the Beijing 2008 Olympics but actually it’s was the men’s weightlifting. Steiner from Germany had the most amazing lift and the emotions he showed on screen I thought I could feel them too. Made me wonder is that how I would feel if I just won the Gold Medal?
What three words best describe you?
Driven, Fun, Optimistic
Who should light the flame for London 2012?
Me...well I mean Jonathan Edwards
If you were a character from a film, who would you be and why?
O this is difficult; I think I would be a hard character to depict on screen! Someone who is quite serious in achieving something but will have a laugh with everyone while doing it.


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