

She said her experience had made her question what she was doing with her life.

I lost a fallopian tube that day," Kenny wrote on Instagram at the time.Īfter making her return at the UCI Track Nations Cup in Glasgow, Kenny arrived here this week in philosophical mood. That devastating experience was followed by an ectopic pregnancy in January, while suffering from Covid, a terrifying episode which saw her rushed to A&E for emergency surgery. Kenny revealed in April that she suffered a miscarriage last November in the wake of her success at Tokyo 2020. But that is before you consider where she was eight months ago. That might sound like an overreaction when you are your country’s most successful female Olympian and you have more gold bullion in your sock drawer than they can store at Fort Knox. Kenny, who celebrated as if she had just won her sixth Olympic title, described the experience of racing back at the Lee Valley Velodrome, 10 years after her breakthrough Games, as “just brilliant”. The crowd at the Olympic velodrome in Stratford still rose to acclaim the five-time Olympic champion, or the “granny” of British track cycling as the 30 year-old jokingly called herself after leading England to team pursuit bronze on the opening day of the track cycling at Birmingham 2022. It was not the colour of medal she would have wanted, or the colour we have become accustomed to over the years where Laura Kenny is concerned. England's Taylor-Brown second, Scotland's Potter third.Olympic champion Duffy wins women's triathlon.Cyclist Fachie equals Scottish record of five Commonwealth golds.England's Yee wins first gold of Games in men's triathlon.Local boy Fraser stars as England retain gymnastics team title.Day 2 action at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
