Dame Laura Kenny Makes History as Commonwealth Games England President

Dame Laura Kenny Makes History as Commonwealth Games England President

Commonwealth Games England (CGE) has appointed former Olympic, European, and Commonwealth track cycling champion Dame Laura Kenny as its new President. Kenny, 32, becomes the youngest President in the history of the organisation and the third consecutive woman to hold the role following Dame Kelly Holmes and Dame Denise Lewis.

She competed at three Commonwealth Games for Team England, making her debut at Delhi 2010, winning points race gold at the 2014 Games in Glasgow, and scratch race gold and team pursuit bronze at the 2022 Games in Birmingham, the last medals of a career that included five Olympic, seven world, and 14 European titles...