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Storey to make history in Paris by competing at ninth Paralympics
Britain's Sarah Storey poses with her gold medal after winning in the Women's C5 Road Race during day ten of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships at Glentress Forest, Scotland, August 12, 2023
The outcome of the Shakespearean modern-day classic, where legacy was reborn, continues to resonate in the mind of Morning Star boxing writer JOHN WIGHT
DAME SARAH STOREY is determined to further cement her record-breaking legacy after overcoming injury and illness to reach an unprecedented ninth Paralympics.
The 46-year-old cyclist wrote her name into the history books at Tokyo 2020 by claiming a trio of golds to become Britain’s most successful Paralympian with a career total of 17.
Storey admits it would have been easy to contemplate retirement in the aftermath of surpassing the long-standing record of swimmer Mike Kenny.
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