From Airwaves to Athletics, Samuel Gremu’s Journey into Para Sport

In October 2025, sports journalists from across Malawi gathered in Blantyre to reflect on how disability sport is covered in the country, and the role storytelling can play in shaping both perception and participation. The knowledge exchange workshop brought together journalists and Para athletes to share experiences from both sides of the story — from those telling it, and those living it.

Samuel Gremu’s journey offers a powerful example of how these narratives can translate into real-world change. In Malawi, radio and television continue to shape lives, informing, educating, and inspiring audiences across the country. For sports journalist Wesysylas Chirwa at the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, this impact became clear following coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. “We translated and provided commentary in Chichewa. At the time, we did not realise that this work would inspire people who were not even aware that Para sport exists in Malawi,” he explains. One of those inspired was Samuel Gremu.