Zharnel Hughes will thrive under the pressure of being a British record holder and serious medal contender at the Paris 2024 Games: that's according to former Olympian Iwan Thomas.
Hughes will be tasked with replicating his phenomenal performance on the biggest stage of all in 12 months' time and Thomas is backing him to rise to the challenge.
Ad «Zharnel is a world class athlete,» said Thomas, speaking at the University of Loughborough, where he was joined by former Head of Para Athletics Paula Dunn, and Head of Parasport at Loughborough University, Alasdair Donaldson, to celebrate the work of The National Lottery in supporting and inspiring the next generation of para-athletics.
AthleticsHahn backed for third Paralympic gold medal after Commonwealth Games disappointment6 HOURS AGO «You don't train and compete as well as that unless you're able to deal with the pressure and I know for certain he'd rather be in that position where the world is talking about him, rather than an athlete who's half a second off the pace. »He can handle the pressure.