Going for gold: Turning adversity into paralympic glory

What if your biggest challenges became your greatest strengths? What if success wasn’t just about the medal at the end, but the mission that follows? That’s exactly the message delivered by the Paralympic Gold Medalist Liz Johnson at IHR Live Manchester 2025, whose powerful story flips the script on what it means to win, not just in sport, but in life, leadership, and society.

From an early age, Liz faced a world that wasn’t built with