Team GB And Toyota Partner To Share Kenny Story

Team GB and Toyota has released the latest episode of its docuseries, The Journey, which features Dame Laura Kenny.

The Journey is a four-part series that focuses on different athletes lives and journeys to Paris 2024. Roxy Milliner aka B-Girl Roxy, double Commonwealth gold medal-winning diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and reigning Commonwealth and World Champion gymnast Giarnni Regini-Moran join Dame Laura Kenny on the roster. 

The film focuses on Kenny’s ambition to make a fourth Olympic Games next year following the recent birth of her second son. 

Kenny, who is also a Toyota ambassador, commented, “I obviously want to compete at the next Olympics. I know everyone thinks I’m absolutely mad in saying that, but if I don’t try, I’ll never know. I would hate to be sat here thinking, ‘Well, I never even gave it a go to see if I could make it.’ 

“I hope both children see their mum as someone who was determined to make both things work. They will never have the burden of thinking, ‘Oh, mum had me and then ended her career.’ Because I didn’t. I carried on; I made it work. I hope they look back and they can see that, and see that from the day they were born, they were part of the journey.” 

Kenny, who won her first two gold medals at London 2012 before claiming her third and fourth at Rio 2016, gave birth to her first son in 2017 and made a comeback to land her fifth Olympic title at Tokyo 2020, along with a silver medal in the team pursuit. 

But after Tokyo, Kenny faced heartbreak before finally welcoming her second son earlier this year. 

Kenny, explained, “Having the ectopic was way worse than the miscarriage. It all happened so fast. I went to hospital thinking I had severe covid, and left just like, ‘What the hell?’ Having had a major operation when I didn’t know I was pregnant. It was all terrifying really. I struggled massively mentally after everything that we went through, and I’d say I probably wasn’t truly happy until I fell pregnant with Monty.” 

“The two different comebacks between Albie and Monty have been so different,” she added.  

“With Albie I came back feeling like I had a point to prove, that you could be a mum and be an Olympic champion all at the same time. I think this time, I’ve come back for me. I’ve come back because I love riding my bike and I cannot imagine it not being part of my life.”