'It’s crazy, we’ve made history,' BMX gold medallist Beth Shriever tastes glory after crowdfunding
Telegraph, 30 Jul 2021
She started out on a second-hand bike, and only made it to Tokyo thanks, in part, to crowdfunding support.
Yet, against all odds, Bethany Shriever, who worked part-time as a teaching assistant to her cover costs, has struck gold in Japan, with her mother hailing the feat as "absolutely amazing".
Her triumph on the BMX despite UK Sport pulling funding came on a morning when Britain's heavily-back team of rowers were sent packing without a single gold medal.
Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2021/07/30/riding-second-hand-bike-winning-olympic-gold-bethany-shrievers/
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Yet, against all odds, Bethany Shriever, who worked part-time as a teaching assistant to her cover costs, has struck gold in Japan, with her mother hailing the feat as "absolutely amazing".
Her triumph on the BMX despite UK Sport pulling funding came on a morning when Britain's heavily-back team of rowers were sent packing without a single gold medal.
Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/olympics/2021/07/30/riding-second-hand-bike-winning-olympic-gold-bethany-shrievers/
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