Stories of Olympians and Paralympians from across local BBC radio.
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Dan Pembroke: Cheers with a pint of 'Paris Gold'
Join the Hereford javelin ace at his allotment, with his homegrown hops and his own beer.
Dan Pembroke: ‘I’m celebrating with my own beer!'
The Hereford athlete broke two world records on the way to retaining his title.
Becky Redfern: 'It's all happy tears'
After silvers in Rio and Tokyo, it’s finally gold for the Droitwich 24-year-old.
Rower Giedrė Rakauskaitė wins Paralympic gold again
She honed her craft on the River Severn whilst studying at the University of Worcester.
Claire Cashmore: Celebrations for a tenth medal
The Kidderminster triathlete took home silver in Paris, with her family celebrating.
Lauren Rowles: ‘Queer, mum, Paralympic champion’
The Bromsgrove para-rower has secured a historic hat-trick of golds in Paris.
Matt & Becky Redfern: Paralympic Siblings
The Droitwich duo are hilarious outside of the pool, and fearsome competitors inside.
The people behind Matt Richards’ gold
Droitwich Olympic Gold Medallist Matt Richard’s family react to his victory.
Para-triathlete Claire Cashmore: 'best decision ever'
The Kidderminster athlete, who trains at Loughborough, has swapped the pool for 3 sports.
Bly Twomey: Medal teen is 'fantastic role model'
Bly Twomey from Sussex gets two bronze medals in table tennis in her Paralympic debut.
Jodie Grinham: 'Absolutely smashed it'
Paralympian mum-to-be Jodie Grinham won Gold in the mixed archery competition.
Paralympian and Pregnant
Crawley archer Jodie Grinham is 28 weeks pregnant as she heads to Paris.
Will Bayley: Gold medal, Strictly, Paris.
Gold medallist in table tennis from Rio, Will Bayley, talks about his hopes for Paris.
Bly Twomey: 14 year old table tennis star
Bly is being supported by gold medallist Will Bailey and Brighton Table Tennis Club.
Amber Anning: 'Outstanding running'
Sussex's Amber Anning gets bronze in the 4x400m mixed and women's relay.
Amber Anning: Sprinting to success
Sprinter Amber Anning's family help her train for Paris.
Terry Bywater: Bittersweet silver
Redcar's Terry Bywater added a silver medal to his collection in Paris.
Faye Rogers: 'Needed to prove I could still swim'
The Stockton swimmer is heading to her first Paralympics with a point to prove.
Jack Smith: 'Accident was a blessing'
After unexpected gold in Tokyo, the Sedgefield wheelchair rugby player is hungry for more
Terry Bywater: 'Lucky number seven'
After first competing in Sydney, the Redcar athlete competes in his 7th games in Paris
Richard Kilty: Tragedy in Tokyo to podium in Paris
The 'Teesside Tornado' wins bronze in Paris after being robbed of silver in Tokyo.
Richard Kilty returns: One last Olympics
Teesside sprinter Richard Kilty is back for one last shot at glory in Paris.
Artistic swimmers: Silver joy after nearly quitting
Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe won Great Britain's first ever Olympic medal in the sport.
Artistic swim duo synchronised from childhood
Izzy Thorpe and Kate Shortman first swam together aged 8 in Bristol.
Ramiro Mora: Circus performer, Refugee, Olympian
He was introduced to weightlifting in Cuba before applying for asylum in the UK.
Cindy Ngmaba: The Bolton based boxer makes history
Cindy Ngamba has made history by being the first refugee to win a medal.
Keely Hodgkinson: 'It's something you only dream of'
Team GB's Keely Hodgkinson wins gold in Paris and ends her wait for a global title.
Keely Hodgkinson: Favourite for Gold
Atherton born runner Keely Hodkingson is the gold medal favourite for 800m in Paris.
Cindy Ngamba: First Olympic refugee boxer
Bolton based boxer Cindy Ngamba will compete in the IOC Refugee team.
Farzad Mansouri: Fleeing Kabul, chasing Gold
Manchester based Farzad will compete in Paris just a few years after fleeing Afghanistan.
