Fordham has a fitness trainer

Fordham has a fitness trainer, so while he may not look the peak of physical fitness he does take it seriously.


BBC SPORT | Other Sport | World Darts 2004 | Viking plunders darts crown

Andy 'The Viking' Fordham, a Kent pub landlord, defied the odds to take the BDO darts title on Sunday.

Weighing in at an estimated 30 stone, he admits to taking Pils (lager) and could be accused of having a performance-enhancing belly as a result.

But the burly thrower, whose bulky forearms provided an early television highlight of 2004, boasts his own fitness trainer.

While Fordham walks along, his trainer Steve Walsh offers encouragement from a bicycle.

The fitness programme stood the 41-year-old publican in good stead as he conquered the world's best to claim the £50,000 first prize.

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