Leeds diver set to make history in Rio Olympics

Yons Knight-Wisdom is the first male diver to represent Jamaica and hopes his story will inspire other young people to achieve their ambitions

Published 30th May 2016

A Leeds diver who's set to make history in Rio this summer hopes his story will inspire other young people to achieve their ambitions.

Yona Knight-Wisdom, 21, is the first male diver to ever represent Jamaica at the Olympics - and at 6ft 2, he's a lot taller than all of his competitors

But the Leeds Beckett student has qualified to represent his dad's home country - and say it's something he's waited 12 years for.

Radio Aire's Rosanna Austin spoke to him during a training session at the John Charles Centre: