MEDAL-WINNING paralympian Dame Sarah Storey gave a motivational and inspirational talk to an audience at a charity night in Salisbury.

Britain’s most successful female paralympian in history, who has won ten gold medals, 13 silvers and eight bronzes during her time in cycling and swimming, spoke at a dinner in aid of Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND).

Star guest Storey, a quadruple gold medallist at London 2012, joined Red Card for MND, which uses sport to boost the awareness of the terminal condition, at Chapel Nightclub on Sunday night.

Storey joined guests for drinks and food before sharing personal stories on how she set out to conquer Olympic medals from a young age.

Her talk also included a Q and A session for 45 minutes.

“Sarah was fantastic; her speech captivated and inspired,” said organiser and Salisbury City fan Chris Maple, whose event is likely to have raised more than £6,000.

“It gave a real insight to what it is like to competing and succeeding at the highest level. She attended the whole evening, joining guests and was in no rush to leave, happily chatting and posing for photos.

“She thrilled guests by bringing her first gold from London which guests were keen to see, hold and be photographed with. We could not have had a better speaker, she is not only a legendary athlete but also an incredible person - it was a great honour that she was able to support my event.

“Many guests have said how brilliant she was and how they enjoyed the evening.”

Afterwards, a sports auction was held, including signed Liverpool and Chelsea shirts, a Southampton pendant, running vest signed by the fastest man in the world Usain Bolt and a Team Sky water bottle signed by Chris Frome.

The charity is close to Mr Maple’s heart, whose wife’s father Mike Gulliver, a former Downton and Bemerton Heath Harlequins footballer, died from the disease within one year.

He added: “Fundraising for the Motor Neurone Disease Association is very important as they rely almost entirely on donations and the generosity of the public, every pound really does make a difference. They provide invaluable support to those living with the disease helping them to retain some dignity in their dying month’s research into the disease to try and find a cure.

“The money will go directly to helping people living with MND in Wiltshire and Hampshire.”

More information about fundraising events visit www.redcard4mnd.co.uk