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When Jack Eyers had his right leg amputated at just 16, he never expected it would open up a world of opportunity that has taken him from film sets to catwalks and now to the Paralympic podium in Paris.

The British Para-canoer tells Sportshour’s Caroline Barker about how his amputation has given him the chance to challenge stereotypes.

Eyers has appeared as a stuntman in films, modelled at London and New York Fashion Weeks, and in 2017 he became the first amputee to be crowned Mr England.

Then in Paris, 12 years after he performed stunts at the London 2012 Opening Ceremony, he claimed Paralympic silver in the men’s VL3 Va’a Para-canoe event.

Image: Silver medallist Jack Eyers of Team Great Britain celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's Va'a Single 200m - VL3 Final on day eleven of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on September 08, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)