‘We’re all at the gym for the same reason’

A man who won gold for power-lifting in the World Dwarf Games, the equivalent of the Olympics for little people, says nobody should let a disability stand in the way of “following your dreams”.

Thomas McCague, 33, said: “Don’t be put off going to the gym because of the way you look. You are there for the same reason as everyone else.”

He lifted 136kg to secure gold in the games in Michigan earlier this month.