Lauren Rowles hopes new partnership pushes her to Paris Paralympics

A new partnership is propelling Lauren Rowles in her pursuit of Paris 2024 and a place in the Paralympic pantheon. The Bromsgrove rower is zeroing in on securing her legacy and making a slice of sporting history at next summer's Games. Ad Rowles wants a third successive Paralympic gold medal and would be the first British rower to reach that landmark.

RowingNew rowing star Henry having to grow up quickly after GB selection37 MINUTES AGO Having won gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, she could be the first in the world to secure a para-rowing three-peat although Ukraine's Roman Polianskyi is aiming to do the same. «I want to leave a mark on this sport and that is to do something that's never been done before,» said Rowles. «I've been very upfront in saying that and I've never really expressed that so early in a Paralympic cycle.

»We had a lot of highs and lows going into Tokyo, a lot of injuries and Covid, and I didn't even know I'd make it. I will know my purpose in Paris." Rowles has been a central part of the world-beating GB Para-Rowing Team, who have won 50% of the gold medals awarded in Paralympic rowing since its introduction in 2008. A big part of the 25-year-old's mission is securing that success for Games to come.

«I've had the privilege of growing up in this team and contributing to its legacy,» she said. «We push our boundaries every single year. »I want to continue that legacy so someone comes and we pass those blades on to the next generation.