Wesley O'Brien - Coaching Tennis in Refugee Camps and Auctioning off Items from Sports Biggest Stars

Update: 2021-04-12

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A tennis instructor from Killaloe coached sport to children in a refugee camp in Greece, meeting those devastated by war and unrest. He told the Saturday Sport Show about his experience of raising funds for a defibrillator as well as getting help from Rafa Nadal, Usain Bolt, Lewis Hamilton and the Mayo mens football team along the way.

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Wesley O'Brien - Coaching Tennis in Refugee Camps and Auctioning off Items from Sports Biggest Stars

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Wesley O'Brien - Coaching Tennis in Refugee Camps and Auctioning off Items from Sports Biggest Stars

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Wesley O'Brien - Coaching Tennis in Refugee Camps and Auctioning off Items from Sports Biggest Stars