Having my leg chopped off was the best decision of my life ONE

GOLD MEDAL SWIMMING CHAMPION® ALICE TAI DETAILS HER AMPUTATION. SURGERY IN BRILLIANT DOGUMENTARY

- ALAN SMITH

WHEN Alice Tai learned the Idate of her amputation surgery in early 2022, she threw a "Bye, bye leg" party for friends and family.

The Paralympic swimming champion was born with clubbed feet and chronic pain affected her entire body.

Tai, possessing near-infinite positivity, was determined to have her right lower limb removed to allow her day-today freedom.

And as she explains in an uplifting but harrowing Channel 4 documentary charting her surgery and recovery: "The decision to chop my leg off was the best decision of my life." Heading into next week's British championships, where she will compete in five events that serve as trials for the Paralympics, the 25-year-old says she still has difficult days, but wants to get the message out that a disability does not define a person's quality of life.