Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson has praised the Royal Mail for painting post boxes gold for paralympic medallists.
Speaking before the start of the Paralympic Torch Relay from Stoke Mandeville, Dame Tanni told Meridian that many athletes are more excited by the post boxes than the prospect of winning medals.
The stage in Stoke Mandeville Credit: ITV Meridian
Hundreds of people are heading to Stoke Mandeville for the start of the 24 hour Paralympic Torch Relay. The flame will leave the spiritual home of the games this evening before it is carried by more than 500 torchbearers to London.
