The Olympic legend gave his thoughts on who will thrive for Team GB at the Games
Rowing legend Sir Steve Redgrave has his eyes fixed on a different boat at Paris 2024. Redgrave won gold at five successive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000 and is backing canoeist Joe Clarke to establish himself as a Team GB great this time.
“He's going for two gold medals this time round and has a great chance of producing that. Joe is a great character and epitomizes what athletes do across the board. He's had quite a tough struggle to get where he is. Redgrave is adamant that a redemptive and fairy-tale victory awaits the mother-of-three. “Helen was bitterly disappointed four years ago. Everyone said she retired after Rio, but she never made that announcement. She moved away from the sport, but officially, never retired,” said Redgrave.
While Glover’s future post-Paris is uncertain, tennis icon Andy Murray and gymnast great Max Whitlock have declared that their Olympic swan songs will come in Paris. “I remember lining up on the start line as a 22-year-old in LA and thinking: ‘okay, I've got at least another four years, maybe another two Olympics after that.’
The 62-year-old is forecasting another memorable Games across the board, with GB on track to fulfil their brief of between 50 and 70 medals.
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