Mytholmroyd cyclist Karen Darke wins gold at Rio Paralympics
The 45-year-old from Mytholmroyd has continued her good form this season and triumphed in the road cycling event in a time of 33 minutes 44.93 seconds.
In 1993 Karen fell while climbing and was paralysed from the chest down.
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Hide AdShe started handbiking in 2009 and joined the Great Britain Cycling Team in 2010 and enjoyed immediate success winning bronze medals in the H2 time-trial and H2 road race in 2011.
Her success led to her selection for the Paralympic Games in 2012, where she secured a silver medal in the H1-2 time-trial.
Karen and her team-mate Rachel Morris then produced one of the most memorable moments of the Paralympic Games when rather than deciding to race each other for the bronze medal in the H1-3 road race, they decided to cross the finish line hand in hand, crossing the finish line in the same time, though Morris was later awarded the bronze medal.