TIFFANY PORTER says she is placing her faith in coach Rana Reider and God as she heads into Rio having struggled for form in 2016.
MARK SHEARMAN
Usually a picture of consistent quality throughout all stages of the season, Porter has failed to live up to expectations so far this year, with her 12.70 season’s best – a time she has routinely bettered over the past five years competing for Great Britain – only good enough to place her second behind sister Cindy Ofili in the country.
With multiple medals to her name, including the 2014 European title and 2013 world bronze, Porter has proven on multiple occasions her capabilities when it comes to the big stage performances, but last year faltered at the penultimate hurdle in the world final with the gold seemingly within her grasp, eventually finishing fifth.
“I can’t dwell on it,” the American-born hurdler said about her 2016 form. “Last year I was running super quick and it didn’t happen for me at the champs. This just might be setting me up for something really special. I just continue to have faith and trust the process.”