'All I want is to go': five young athletes on their dreams of Olympic glory
21 July 2019 11:00
It’s exactly a year until the torch is lit at the Tokyo Olympics. Here, five hopefuls reveal some of the sacrifices they’ve made in the hope of winning a priceless place in Team GBLina, 23, grew up in east London. She recently switched from 400m to hurdlesI carried Jess Ennis’s kit bag for her 200m final in 2012. We thought, 'If she’s done this, why can’t we?'In my time out injured I got a taste for normal life, chilling, not chucking myself off a board every dayMy biggest fear is not making the team. I’ve been in the gym since I was three, All I want is to go to the OlympicsWhenever I crash I think, “Why do I do this?” But then I still get on and go againI run every morning – and I hate running. I’d rather get smacked in my face 10 times than run 100m Continue readingread full article
