During the many, many coronavirus lockdowns in 2020, like many of us, Georgia Bell tried to make the most of her legally permitted hour of fresh air each day. ‘All you could do was exercise,’ she says. ‘I just needed to get out of the house, so I wanted to maximise that hour.’
US sprint star Sha'Carri Richardson recovered from a shaky start to win her opening 100 metres heat in convincing fashion at the US Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday.Richardson was one of the biggest names in action as the Olympic trials got under way on Friday.
Scottish 1500m runner Ben Sandilands will make his Games debut.