Paralympics-Storey wins 19th Paralympic gold medal to extend British record


  • Cycling
  • Saturday, 07 Sep 2024

Paris 2024 Paralympics - Road Cycling - Women's C4-5 Road Race - Victory Ceremony - Clichy-sous-Bois, France - September 6, 2024 Sarah Storey of Britain celebrates on the podium after winning the gold medal. REUTERS/Maria Abranches

(Reuters) - Sarah Storey picked up her 19th Paralympic gold medal on Friday, winning the women's C4-5 road race to extend her record as the most successful British Paralympian.

It was Storey's second gold at the Paris Games, after winning the women's C5 time trial on Wednesday.

Storey beat France's Heidi Gaugain, who also took silver on Wednesday, in a photo-finish at the end of the 71-km race.

The 46-year-old now has 14 Paralympic golds in cycling, with the other five won in swimming. She overtook swimmer Mike Kenny's British record of 16 Paralympic golds in 2021.

Storey's total Paralympic medal tally stands at 30, with 16 won in swimming between 1992-2004.

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Davis)

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