Chelford’s very own greatest ever female Olympian was chosen as the flag bearer for Team GB at the Olympic closing ceremony.
Laura Kenny became Great Britain’s most successful female Olympian with five gold medals and one silver after huge success at Tokyo 2020.
The Closing Ceremony took place at the Olympic Stadium to bring the curtain down on a remarkable 17 days of competition which saw Team GB amass 65 medals, with Lauren Price finishing Team GB’s campaign with boxing middleweight gold.
“It’s an absolute honour to be selected as the Team GB flag bearer for the Tokyo 2020 Closing Ceremony, and it rounds off my Games experience,” Laura said before the ceremony.
“The past 18 months have been tough for everyone, and I really hope me and my Team GB teammates have given the nation something to celebrate.
“It hasn’t quite sunk in that I am now Britain’s most successful female athlete, all I know is that I’ve worked so hard to be here and I couldn’t have done it without the support of my family, friends and everyone at British Cycling.”
And, following yet more cycling success in Tokyo this week, Laura’s husband, Jason, 33, is now the most decorated British Olympian of all time and has six gold medals with two silver medals to his name.
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