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May 2022
Harrogate Olympic hero brings bobsleigh into his ex-school
Harrogate Olympian Axel Brown has treated children at his former prep school to a special show and tell.
Axel Brown attended Brackenfield School between 1995-2003 and returned recently to talk about competing in the two-man bobsleigh at this year's winter Olympics in Beijing, representing Trinidad and Tobago, the country of his mother’s birth.
Children had the chance to sit in Mr Brown's bobsleigh and ask questions about his rise to Olympic fame.
Children try out the bobsleigh.
When he competed in Beijing, the school took time out of the day to watch on the big screen and cheer him on.
Mr Brown, who had seen a video of the children watching him, said:
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Joe Masterson, headteacher at Brackenfield, said:
Mr Brown, who also attended Harrogate Grammar School, played American football for Division 1 NCAA team the Colorado State Rams before taking up bobsleigh in 2014.
He said:
Founded in 1977, Brackenfield, is an independent school for boys and girls aged two to 11.
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