Team GB's Elinor Barker on racing as a new mum: 'I know that whether I win, whether I lose, I'm still gonna have to change the nappies next week'
In celebration of the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Paris, GLAMOUR has launched Change The Record, a series dedicated to the women of Team GB, who are flipping the narrative on what it means to be an elite female athlete, from competing on their periods, balancing training with pregnancy and motherhood, navigating body image pressures, and yes, chasing world records.
' Team GB won silver and, as Barker had already ridden in the heats, she was still part of the team and was awarded a medal. 'But for some reason I wasn't allowed to the podium, so I couldn't go on and celebrate with my teammates, which… yeah,' she trails off. 'I don't know if organisers understand the impact on athletes of that rule, because you miss out on the moment that you've worked so hard for. It just seems unnecessarily cruel.
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