Former Olympian’s calm presence and expertise wins praise from viewers of BBC’s Tokyo 2020 coverage

The BBC has faced a lot of criticism over its Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games coverage, but one element that seems to have only attracted praise has been the reassuring and calm presence of Lutalo Muhammad giving his expertise during the taekwondo events.

As well as his soothing voice, Muhammad has been happy to demonstrate some of his moves in the BBC’s virtual studio, while also noting that he’d have to be careful not to split his trousers while executing the high kicks, much to the amusement of his co-presenters.

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