British athlete only returned to running in 2022 but her remarkable progress resulted in 1500m bronze medal
Few British athletes at these Olympic Games have a more staggering or inspiring story than Georgia Bell. In 2017 she quit a promising track career because her body was broken. But in 2022 she started running again with a parkrun on a cold March day in Bushy Park, south-west London. And now, at the age of 30, she is an Olympic 1500m medallist.
To top it all, Bell did it while working full-time in cybersecurity. However the husband and wife coaching team behind her brilliant bronze in a British record of 3min 52.61sec believe this is just the start – and that Bell can emulate Kelly Holmes by winning gold in Los Angeles.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/11/georgia-bell-paris-olympics-athletics-parkrun
Author : Sean Ingle in Paris
Publish date : 2024-08-11 16:05:49
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