Double champion Rowles among 10-strong Paris team

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Two-time Paralympic champion Lauren Rowles is among 10 rowers selected for ParalympicsGB's Paris Games team.

Rowles, 26, won golden successful nan 2016 and 2020 Paralympics and is paired pinch Gregg Stevenson successful nan PR2 mixed doubles sculls for Paris.

Stevenson, 39, is 1 of six rowers making their Paralympic debuts.

Stevenson, a erstwhile Royal Engineer Commando, said: "This feels for illustration a agelong clip coming.

"I had nan ambition during nan Invictus Games days but ne'er thought I would execute it, truthful it’s been rather a journey."

Two much 2020 golden medallists, Giedre Rakauskaite and Erin Kennedy, are besides included successful nan 2024 team.

Rakauskaite and Kennedy will compete successful nan PR3 mixed coxed four.

ParalympicsGB rowing crews

PR3 mixed coxed four: Frankie Allen, Josh O’Brien, Giedre Rakauskaite, Ed Fuller, Erin Kennedy (cox)

PR3 mixed double sculls: Sam Murray, Annie Caddick

PR2 mixed double sculls: Lauren Rowles, Gregg Stevenson

PR1 Men’s azygous sculls GBR1: Benjamin Pritchard

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