This summer, in Paris, 28-year-old Zharnel Hughes will chase his first Olympic medal after injury and error ruined his previous two attempts.
A knee ligament problem denied him the chance to compete in 2016 before the heartbreak of Tokyo 2020, when he had a false start in a 100m final that saw Italy’s Marcell Jacobs crowned a shock champion.
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It is the experience of three years ago in particular that made his World Championship success all the more significant.
Having broken two long-standing British sprint records in an outstanding 2023 season, Hughes became the first British man to make the world 100m podium for 20 years as he claimed his first individual global medal in Budapest last summer.
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