July 9 : Sarah Storey, the 19-time Paralympic champion, announced her retirement from international competition on Thursday, ruling out a bid to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics.The 48-year-old, who began her Paralympic journey as a swimmer before switching to cycling, retires with 30 Paralympic medals from nine Games, making her the most successful British Paralympian."I am so privileged to have spent 35 years as an international athlete," Storey said in a press release."I genuinely pinch myself that my childhood dream of being an athlete for as long as I possibly could has led to nine Paralympic Games and opportunities across so many sporting events." Storey won five Paralympic gold medals in swimming before adding 14 more golds in cycling.She said her decision to step away wa