DARYLL NEITA has gone from being the “baby” of the sprint team in Beijing last summer to anchor-leg runner in a British record-breaking relay team, and she still wants more.
At 19 years of age Neita will make her Olympic debut in the 100m on Friday just a year after competing at the European Junior Championships in Eskilstuna, and four years after winning at both the Sainsbury’s School Games and English Schools.
Daryll Neita (49) won the intermediate girls’ 100m at the English Schools in 2012
DAVID HEWITSON
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RIO OLYMPIC PREVIEW
EVENT-BY-EVENT – MEN
8 100m
9 200m, 400m
10 800m, 1500m
11 5000m, 10,000m
12 Marathon, 3000m steeplechase
14 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles
15 High jump, pole vault
16 Long jump, triple jump
17 Shot put, discus
18 Hammer, javelin
19 Decathlon, 20km walk, 50km walk
20 4x100m, 4x400m
EVENT-BY-EVENT – WOMEN
24 100m, 200m
25 400m, 800m
26 1500m, 5000m
27 10,000m, marathon
28 3000m steeplechase, 100m hurdles
30 400m hurdles, high jump
31 Pole vault, long jump
32 Triple jump, shot put
34 Discus, hammer
36 Javelin, 20km walk
37 Heptathlon
38 4x100m, 4x400m
42 TIMETABLE
STATISTICS
44 WORLD RANKINGS
The top athletes lining up in Rio based on
this year’s performances
ACTION
62 BRITISH ATHLETICS LEAGUE
Leon Reid treble helps Birchfield to
successful title defence
64 UK WOMEN’S LEAGUE
Birchfield clinch trophy as Sineade
Gutzmore and sprint relay squad impress
NEWS
50 Ennis-Hill looks beyond Rio
52 Brendan Foster’s Olympic preview
54 Daryll Neita on her rapid rise to the top
PERFORMANCE
56 The latest in sports science
58 Deciding on the perfect pre-training meal
60 Product reviews – waistpacks
RESULTS & FIXTURES
66 Results round-up
77 What’s On – fixtures guide
REGULARS
40 VIEW FROM THE STANDS
76 QUIZ CORNER
82 DIP FINISH