<p>The badminton champion Rajeev Bagga grew up in India, winning deaf and hearing competitions in his home country and abroad. </p><p>He has won 14 gold medals at the Deaflympics, which is the second oldest multi-sport and cultural festival in the world after the Olympics.</p><p>In 2001, he was named ‘Deaflympian of the Century’. At the 2005 Melbourne Deaflympics, he was given the ‘Champions Award’. </p><p>Rajeev won the 1991 and 1992 national badminton championships in India.</p><p>He’s been sharing his experiences with Laura Jones, through a BSL Interpreter.</p><p>(Photo: Rajeev Bagga with some of his medals. Credit: BBC)</p>