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24/05/2015

Wheelchair Racer Tanni Grey-Thompson

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Wheelchair Racer Tanni Grey-Thompson

How the British wheelchair racer won her greatest victory at the 2004 Paralympic Games

How the British wheelchair racer won her greatest victory at the 2004 Paralympic Games.

In 2004, the British wheelchair racer, Tanni Grey-Thompson, faced the toughest challenge of her career at the Paralympic Games in Athens. Suffering from a loss of form, the great champion was humiliated in her best event and had to go for glory in the 100-metre sprint. She tells Lucy Burns about the race and how becoming a mother gave her a fresh perspective on sport.

(Photo: Tanni Grey-Thompson at the Athens Paralympics. Credit: Getty Images).

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