EYES ON THE PRIZE
FOCUSING ON HER OWN RACE WAS KEY TO RIO GOLD FOR BRIANNA ROLLINS, WRITES STUART WEIR
No.1: Brianna Rollins bounced back from fourth at the Worlds to take Olympic gold
PICTURES: MARK SHEARMAN & VICTAH SAILER
BRIANNA ROLLINS proved herself to be a great championship runner when she won the Olympic 100m hurdles in Rio to head a US one-two-three as Nia Ali and Kristi Castlin followed her home.
She said: “It means a lot to be Olympic champion. I think about all of the hard work I had to do to get there. I’m so glad I am the champion in the 100m hurdles. This year was one of the most difficult years mentally for me. It does mean a lot to me because at first it was a struggle, but then I was able to get through.”
She grew up in Miami where she started running in high school before graduating in travel and tourism at Clemson in South Carolina. Before long she was concentrating on the 100m hurdles.
She remembers: “I wanted to do hurdles because I thought it was fun and not a boring event. Running over obstacles for 100 metres is an intriguing race and it caught my eye.”
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