Dame Kelly Holmes is a two-time Olympic gold medalist on the track. The title of “Dame” is royal recognition of her services to athletics in her native UK. She is also a Colonel in the British Army and a former army judo champion. So when Dame Kelly says something is tough, you’d better believe it.

We crossed the border from Tanzania into Malawi in the back of a pickup truck and during that journey we were with probably 20 other Malawians. They couldn’t speak English, but they held their heads high and they smiled. We sang songs. It was just the most incredible welcome into a country...

When he was nine, Edson Kumwamba’s mother predicted he would race in Europe one day. After she passed away, he wondered if her dream would ever come true. How a winning smile and unbreakable spirit took a welder from Malawi to a start line on Mont Blanc.