FORMULA 1 presenter Lee McKenzie is on the line-up of commentators for the Paris 2024 Paralympic games.
Over her career, Lee has managed to combine her passion for sport with her love of journalism. Here’s everything you need to know about the sports presenter and the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
Lee McKenzie is a journalist and presenter who is most known for her world in the field of motorsports.
She has followed in the footsteps of her father, Bob McKenzie, who practised the same trade.
Born in December 1977, the sports presenter grew up in the small village of Alloway on the west coast of Scotland.
Before becoming an official patron of the World Horse Welfare in 2009, Horse riding was always a big part of Lee’s life.
Growing up her family would teach and compete in dressage events
As well as presenting sports, Lee was previously a co-driver in World Rally Championships.
Lee made history by becoming the first woman to be awarded the Jim Clark Memorial award for her achievement in the sport.
The f1 presenter owns and runs a driver management company that looks after drivers from GP2 to World Rally.
Starting her career in the news sector, Lee quickly moved over to sports.
Lee landed her first job in journalism by working as a trainee at Border TV aged just 15.
She has covered a variety of sports events in her career, including the Olympics, Wimbledon, the Six Nations and horse racing.
In 2009 she became an F1 pitlane reporter for the BBC, moving to Channel 4 when the BBC dropped the broadcasting rights in 2016.
Lee also presented highlights of the World Endurance Championship for Channel 4, and was the main host of W Series in its inaugural season in 2019.
Her first book ‘Inside F1’ was published in 2022.
Lee McKenzie is one of the Channel 4 commentators who will be covering the equestrian at the Paralympics 2024.
Over her career, she’s managed to combine her passion for sport with her love of journalism.
As well as presenting sports, she has been a co-driver in World Rally Championships.
The Paris 2024 Paralympics will be broadcast live on Channel 4 in the UK from August 28, 2024, at 7pm.
The Games are running until September 8, 2024.
US spectators can tune in on either Peacock or NBC Olympics platforms.
More than 4,400 athletes are expected to gather in Paris for the games, competing in 549 medal events spread across 22 sports.
Channel 4 is airing coverage live on their channel every day.
Alternatively you can buy tickets for the actual events on the Official website.
Each sport is broken down into subcategories giving athletes the chance to compete on equal terms with those who have a similar impairment.
Here are the events:
Para archery
Para athletics
Para badminton
Blind football
Boccia
Para canoe
Para cycling
Para equestrian
Goalball
Para judo
Para powerlifting
Para rowing
Shooting Para sport
Sitting volleyball
Para swimming
Para table tennis
Para taekwondo
Para triathlon
Wheelchair basketball
Wheelchair fencing
Wheelchair rugby
Wheelchair tennis
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