A member of Team GB who won gold at the Olympics shared a touching note that she received from her dad before he passed away.
The Olympics has been great viewing over the last few days, as the medals are being dished out thick and fast.
As the games continue on, we get to see athletes fulfill their dreams and earn the highest prize in their sport, and sometimes it can get quite emotional.
Team GB athlete Lola Anderson has shared a touching note from her late father following her triumphant win in the women's rowing quadruple sculls at the Olympics.
Anderson, 26, alongside teammates Georgie Brayshaw, Hannah Scott, and Lauren Henry, clinched the gold medal on Wednesday.
The team were slightly behind the Netherlands going into the last 50 meters and managed to secure the victory in the final stroke as the race came to a dramatic conclusion.
In an emotional interview post-victory, Anderson reflected on the significance of the achievement.
"Sorry, it's been ages working towards this," she said, tears streaming down her face. "It doesn't get bigger than this, it's quite overwhelming to just experience this but we're really grateful."
Thirteen years ago, Anderson had scribbled her dream of winning Olympic gold on a piece of paper, which she later discarded.
Her father, Don, found the note in the trash and decided to keep it, believing in his daughter's potential.
The note read: "My name is Lola Anderson and I think it would be my biggest dream in life to go to the Olympics in rowing and if possible win a gold for GB."
Seven years later, after being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Don returned the cherished note to Anderson. He passed away from cancer two months afterward, but the note remained a powerful motivator for her.
"I know he would be so, so proud, I'm thinking a lot of him right now," Anderson said after her win.
In a prior interview with BBC Sport, Anderson explained the deep emotional connection she has with the note.
"I don't hold on to it with sadness, I hold on to it with pride," she said.
"All parents love their children beyond the world, and he obviously had that belief in me from when I couldn't see it myself. It's my most important possession that I own now. It's just a piece of paper but it's the value that he put in it that makes it so special to me."
Don, who introduced Lola to rowing after taking up the sport in university, played a crucial role in her journey.
Reflecting on her early days, Anderson shared: "I very much got into it through my family's love and connection with the sport. I was not very good at it to begin with, but my dad would encourage me to put myself back in the boat again after each capsize and keep going and enjoy sport for sport, not the results."
Anderson and her team were presented with their gold medals by Princess Anne.
