19/02/2025 14:00 Sala Quetzal de La Biblioteca

Visions of Hope. Running Towards My Own Truth

Book Talk with the author Jason Dunkerley

Meet Jason Dunkerley, an iconic blind Canadian middle-distance runner who won five Paralympic medals and numerous other laurels during a storied career.

He has led a remarkable and fascinating life, which he chronicled in his equally remarkable and fascinating autobiography: Visions of Hope. Running Towards My Own Truth.

 In telling his story, Jason will introduce you to the behind-the-scenes intricacies and challenges of top-tier athletics: the rigours of intensive training; the building of rapport among

athlete, guide and coach; the never- ending struggle to excel; the searing letdown of defeat, and the euphoric triumph of victory.

 

You’ll have ample opportunity to ask questions, mingle with the author and purchase a copy of Visions of Hope, which Jason will be happy to sign.

 

Wednesday, February 19 | 2:00 pm

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Free Entry

In English

 

Bruce Kidd, a fabled Canadian Olympian and Professor Emeritus of Sport Politics and Policy at the University of Toronto, calls Visions of Hope “an insightful, at times poetic, account of the life of a Canadian Paralympian.”

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