THE gold medal sits on the table in front of her.
It has taken four Olympics for Katherine Grainger to achieve the ultimate prize so it is understandable she keeps it close. "I won't say I have it on all the time, but I always know where it is," said Grainger, looking down towards the product of at least 12 years of unimaginable effort.
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