'This is for the MND warriors,' said Rob Burrow. Read more here: (📷 PA Media)
Rugby league legend Rob Burrow has been honoured with the Helen Rollason Award at Sports Personality of the Year 2022, and ex-Leeds Rhinos team-mate Kevin Sinfield received a special BBC award.
Burrow, who uses an eye-controlled computer which recreates words into a version of his voice to communicate, added: "We will not stop until we find a cure. I am inspired to keep going by my friend Kevin. "What a fantastic guy he was. I don't think I would be here today without meeting him less than a week into my diagnosis. I will accept the award on his behalf."Sinfield, Burrow's close friend and captain as he led Leeds Rhinos to seven Super League crowns and two Challenge Cup wins, has undertaken a series of fundraising challenges while championing MND research.covering 300 miles from Edinburgh to Manchester, via Melrose, Newcastle, York, Leeds and Bradford.
"Sport is powerful enough to bring communities together. What we have witnessed is a nation that cares about the MND community.
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