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John MacAvoy, who broke rowing records while in prison for armed robbery has spoken to young people about the power of sport to change lives.

The ironman athlete visited HITZ - an award winning programme delivered by Premiership Rugby which uses the sport as a way of engaging young people who aren't in Education, Employment or Training and told his story.

This clip is from John's 5 live takeover on Afternoon Edition on Tuesday 21 February 2016.