I'm Dame Sarah Storey and this is the real impact of telling the stories behind our Paralympic athletes

I'm Dame Sarah Storey and this is the real impact of telling the stories behind our Paralympic athletes

This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine.As a sports-crazy child, I was transfixed by the Olympic Games, summer and winter. It was the only time I was allowed to watch TV for as long as I wanted. The enormity of competing on the world’s biggest stage was mesmerising; the action and emotion made for highly addictive viewing. I had no idea about the Paralympics, however, until I was 12 years old. It was only when I watched a TV news rep…