- Gold medalist weighs in on accessibility debate in UK
- ‘We have to work on the legacy for society’
Sarah Storey has weighed in on the debate over accessibility in British society, saying: “If you give every disabled person the chance to thrive, they will.”
The most successful athlete in British Paralympic history, Storey extended her success to a ninth Games and an 18th gold medal on Wednesday, after winning the C5 time trial in Paris. But she said she was no stranger to the kind of situation which recently befell another Dame, Tanni Grey-Thompson, who was forced to abandon her wheelchair and crawl off a train due to a lack of assistance at London’s King’s Cross station.
Written by Paul MacInnes in Clichy-sous-Bois
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/sep/04/sarah-storey-paris-paralympics-time-trial-gold-medal-accessibility-uk under the title “‘Give every disabled person chance to thrive’: Storey makes plea after 18th gold”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
