Tearful Olympic champion tells of binned 'dream' note her dad kept and gave to her before he died
Wednesday, 31 July 2024 ()
As a teenager in 2012, Lola Anderson was inspired by the London games - so much so that she wrote in her diary it was her "biggest dream in life" to row in the Olympics and possibly win gold.
As a teenager in 2012, Lola Anderson was inspired by the London games - so much so that she wrote in her diary it was her "biggest dream in life" to row in the Olympics and possibly win gold.
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