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Gold medal rower's dad kept her Olympic diary dream alive
Lola Anderson's late father backed her Olympic dreams when she had doubts. Now, she's won gold.
BBC News
Lola Anderson is a world champion and Olympic gold medal-winning British rower. She was inspired to take up the sport as a teenager while watching Great Britain win four rowing golds at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, encouraged by her father, Don, a former university rower.
Lola Anderson's late father backed her Olympic dreams when she had doubts. Now, she's won gold.