Emily Petricola has overcome a flare-up of multiple sclerosis to smash her own world record and retain her Paralympic gold medal.
Already a subscriber?A joyous Emily Petricola has overcome a flare-up of multiple sclerosis to smash her own world record and successfully retain her 3,000m individual pursuitOn a triumphant Friday afternoon for Australia at Paris’s National Velodrome, Petricola’s medal was supplemented by a gold for Queenslander Korey Boddington in C4-5 1,000m time trial and Jessica Gallagher clinched silver in the women’s B 1,000m time trial.
And the 44-year-old came good on her promise, seeing off New Zealand’s Anna Taylor before being mobbed by family and friends. “We’ve had to manage my load just to make sure my leg turns over on the bike and I just kept telling myself that my body is trained for this, to go on autopilot and get it done.“I feel so incredibly proud ... I sang completely out of tune but I refuse to apologise for that.”
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