A coronavirus survivor, inspiration and friendship

Published: May 16, 2020, 10:27 a.m.

Story of survival - Ken Dwan is an Olympian who competed at the 1968 and 72 games. But one of his toughest battles was in the last few weeks as he fought coronavirus, he tells us all about what it was like, the doctor who saved him and his hopes for the future. We also hear from Olympic and World Cup Champion Brandi Chastain and former professional footballer and cancer survivor Sarah Hagen. The two have exchanged twitter messages after Sarah celebrated being 15 years cancer free. They have now become friends and also helped each others careers without even realising it. This weekend the Bundesliga is back! After two months Germany's top-flight will become the first major football league in Europe to return to competition. Commentator Kevin Hitchard and former professional goalkeeper and current football board member Lutz Pfannensteil have been keeping audio diaries of how they have been preparing this week. Plus we go live to Germany to hear more about the safety protocols put in place to fight COVID-19. Reverend Richard Cole joins us live to tell us how watching a new drama has inspired him to learn a new sport - Gaelic football. Picture: Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara, Spain defender Alvaro Odriozola and French defender Lucas Hernandez wear face masks as they arrive for a training session of the German first division Bundesliga football club FC Bayern Munich on May 13, 2020 (Getty Images)