Dame Sarah Storey, one of Britain’s most successful Paralympians, announces her retirement from international competitive sport. Multiple outlets report that she is stepping away from Great Britain competition with immediate effect. Storey, who is 48, ends a career highlighted by a long run of Paralympic success across multiple sports, beginning in swimming when she was 14. The Independent and other reports say she finishes with 19 Paralympic gold medals and are credited with being a 19-time gold-medallist overall. Coverage also notes her extensive medal record, describing her as Britain’s most-decorated Paralympian. Several outlets mention that she is not pursuing a potential 10th Games in Los Angeles, after choosing to end her career rather than continue to LA 2028. The Guardian frames the decision as the start of a “next chapter,” while other reports focus on her retirement ending an elite career that spans decades and five Paralympic Games.
Dame Sarah Storey announces retirement from GB Paralympic competition
Dame Sarah Storey, one of Britain’s most successful Paralympians, announces her retirement from international competitive sport. Multiple outlets report that she is stepping away from Great Britain co...
- Dame Sarah Storey retires from international competitive sport representing Great Britain.
- Her retirement is described as immediate by multiple outlets.
- She is a 19-time Paralympic gold medallist and Britain’s most-decorated Paralympian.
- Storey began competing internationally as a teenager in swimming and later added cycling achievements.
- Reports say she will not pursue a 10th Paralympic Games in Los Angeles (LA 2028).
Dame Sarah Storey has announced her retirement from competitive sport, ending a career which saw her become Great Britain's most successful Paralympian.
1 month agoDame Sarah Storey has announced her retirement from competitive sport, ending a career which saw her become Great Britain's most successful Paralympian.
1 month agoDame Sarah Storey, Great Britain's most-decorated Paralympian, retires from international competition with immediate effect.
1 month agoBritain’s Paralympic dame is quitting after a stellar career that began in the swimming pool as a 14-year-old before five Games hoovering up cycling gold medals “This is the first time that I will speak about the next chapter,” Dame Sarah Storey says in a quiet corner of a busy cafe in Macclesfield as, after a remarkable career in which she won 74 world and Paralympic medals as the most successful British athlete, she prepares to announce her retirement from elite competition. It’s a seismic moment for Storey and for Paralympic sport but the 48-year-old is in a relaxed and cheerful mood.“I’ve always shied away from the word ‘retirement’ because as an athlete you have to plan for the next chapter,” she says. “It certainly isn’t doing nothing and sitting with your feet up. I started planning for what life might look like as soon as I became an international athlete. Continue reading...
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