The Olympic champion re-building her body in a bid for LA 2028
Imogen Grant's event, lightweight rowing has been removed from the Olympic calendar. Instead of making weight, now she has to gain it to compete.
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"It's so special. I just have to try and do it again."
— Imogen Grant , Athlete
"I never want it to be a really big part of kind of how I perform, because I don't think that's really how you convince people that being plant-based or reducing meat and dairy is the way to go forward."
— Imogen Grant , Athlete
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Imogen Grant's event, lightweight rowing has been removed from the Olympic calendar. Instead of making weight, now she has to gain it to compete.
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