olympics Archives - StoryBlog inspire touch celebrate understand Mon, 28 Jan 2019 08:22:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://storyblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cropped-StoryBlog-1-4-32x32.jpg olympics Archives - StoryBlog 32 32 150787812 Sophie’s Story: My ultimate dream of Olympic Gold https://storyblog.co.uk/sophies-story-my-ultimate-dream-of-olympic-gold/ https://storyblog.co.uk/sophies-story-my-ultimate-dream-of-olympic-gold/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2018 17:00:10 +0000 https://storyblog.co.uk/?p=678 “It was like: Don’t panic, Sophie. Push. Push.” “The girl in the next lane was head to head with me, and my legs and arms were like lead. My body felt as if it would cease up any second.” “All I could think was: Push. Push. Push!” I’m meeting with 17-year-old Team GB swimming talent Sophie Hobbah from Drighlington near Leeds to talk about her incredible journey so far and being finally on route to fulfil her ultimate dream: Olympic Gold. “I did win that race and a gold medal at the National Championships in Sheffield this summer. And I needed this. I had so

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