![]() Lane-Wright, while impressing hugely in reaching the final, never stood a chance in a race that Storey has now won at every Paralympics stretching back to Beijing 2008. That was a reference to Storey's qualifying run for the final, when she broke her own world record by a remarkable four seconds, clocking a time of 3mins 27secs - a portent of what was to come. I find it harder to bend down and put my bloody socks on in the morning and she’s smashing world records.” She never seems to waiver in her drive to go faster. He told Telegraph Sport: "That was so impressive. But yes, it’s hard."īarney and the children had watched Storey's early-morning race under the duvet at home. I just try to share with them as much as I can virtually and sending things home. Their reaction, the way they soak up the culture, learning language and trying new foods and all of that. ![]() So that is why leaving them and not having him here is difficult. I am only an athlete for a few hours a day. “You know, your own personal targets are nothing to shy away from," she added, "but equally you also want to be the best mum in the world and that is why not having them here makes it so hard. Storey's anguish at being away from her children was heightened by the knowledge that she will miss Charlie's first day at pre-school in September. They came into a bubble with me as soon as we came back from Lanzarote to protect me coming into the team. "I can’t see them and share it with them and all of the things they put up with. It is harder now because you can’t see them. You know they are the biggest motivation. When asked how difficult it has been without her family by her side, Storey had to pause, tears welling in her eyes. Storey had planned to bring her two children - Louisa, 8, and Charlie, 3 - to these Games she had brought Louisa with her to Rio five years ago, and this was the first time that her husband and former coach Barney had been absent at any of her competitions in the last 15 years as a couple. ![]() The cause of her emotion was her family - or, rather, the lack of them. Storey is normally ice cold when it comes to her sport but the 43 year-old revealed her vulnerable side after her latest victory, which takes her to within one gold of swimmer Mike Kenny's Paralympic British record. What was more surprising was her reaction. Her resounding win in the C5 3000m individual pursuit was her 15th Paralympic gold medal and Britain's first of these Games, forcing her compatriot Crystal Lane-Wright into a creditable silver. In the end, was there ever any doubt? When it comes to delivering Paralympic titles, few do so with such ruthless efficiency as Sarah Storey, and sure enough she was at it again in the Izu Velodrome. Sarah Storey interview: Why every Games is a 'jigsaw puzzle'.Tokyo Paralympics schedule and key events to watch out for.
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