Storey’s 17th gold medal feat becomes Britain’s most successful

British Paralympian Sarah Storey yesterday made history with her 17th gold medal, 29 years after her first to become the country’s most successful paralympian.

Storey won cycling’s C4-5 women’s road race for her third gold at Tokyo 2020, following victory in the individual pursuit at the velodrome last week and triumph in the C4-5 road time trial two days ago.

“I’m a bit overwhelmed, again,” she told Channel 4 TV immediately after the 79.2 kilometre race. “I feel like it is happening to someone else.

“Right now I can’t explain or compute anything about the race, but crossing the line first felt so good.”

Storey, who was born without a functioning left arm, has broken 76 world records and is in the form of her life, having smashed her own world best in the pursuit.

Her longevity and endurance is remarkable. She began her Paralympic career in the swimming pool as a 14-year-old at Barcelona in 1992, where she won two golds.

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