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Sarah Storey on her sporting dreams

In 2024, the athlete Dame Sarah Storey was cast away by Lauren Laverne.

In 2024, the athlete Dame Sarah Storey was cast away by Lauren Laverne.

Sarah Storey is Great Britain’s most successful Paralympian. She was just 14 when she took two weeks off school to compete as a swimmer in the 1992 Barcelona Paralympics where she won her first two gold medals.

She spoke to Lauren about the first time she watched the Olympics on TV.

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