What it takes to become an Olympic runner

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What it takes to become an Olympic runner | Sport Explained

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The Times spends a day with Scottish middle-distance runner Jemma Reekie as she prepares for Paris 2024.
Reekie, born in a North Ayrshire town famed for poets and smugglers. A mere 0.09 seconds off a bronze medal in the 800m in Tokyo three years ago, she confesses that’s she was then “broken”, “terrified” and “frazzled” by the lingering effects of glandular fever and the severed alliance with long-term coach Andy Young amid accusations of controlling behaviour. That was a year ago.
She knows how difficult that will be. Keely Hodgkinson is the fastest this year with a time of 1min 55.78sec. Reekie is ranked third in the world with a best ever mark of 1:56.90.
With the barring of Russian drug cheats and athletes with differences of sexual development, the 800m is more open these days, but challenges and dangers lurk with every step.
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@felixlingelbach2758 Ай бұрын

Nice video, thank you. I am a fan of her since I saw her the first time a couple of years ago. I like it when she gets aggressive, when she switches into attack mode. Great to watch! All the best for Paris!

@timphillips5543 Ай бұрын

Love Jemma. Been plugging away at it for years so close to the very best in world, unfortunately plagued by misfortune. She deserves a medal in Paris

@josephharrington7129 Ай бұрын

Her joy of running is so present and wonderful to see. I wish her all the best in Paris.

@jacquelinejuana34 Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing ❤

@DanielNowak-xj5oc Ай бұрын

Goodluck at Paris ! I hope you win the Gold medal 🥇 Jenna Reekie !

@user-xn2hf9re8r Ай бұрын

what a beautiful trio - I think she's so lucky having the Gunnells for support

@MrSufi69 23 күн бұрын

Lovely to see her love for her sport

@paddycunningham6834 Ай бұрын

Pleasure to watch 👍

@shankarbalakrishnan2360 Ай бұрын

Being an Olympian is always good hope the world leaders could be one❤❤🎉🎉

@fredhoy6697 Ай бұрын

Good luck Jemma.

@1225elb Ай бұрын

AWESOME

@deanrobinson2459 Ай бұрын

Amazing to think she's only just started with weights! All the best for Paris.

@papadadyba6598 Ай бұрын

Tu es la meilleure comme je t'aime et je t'adore beaucoup

@alst4817 Ай бұрын

Go on Gemma! Your ’easy run’ pace is my 400m! Best of luck!

@shankarbalakrishnan2360 Ай бұрын

Aiming for higher than air❤❤🎉🎉

@colmobrien9558 Ай бұрын

Cool, now I have somebody to cheer on in the Olympics. Makes it so much better.

@steffen1405 Ай бұрын

Good luck!

@dariogonzalez7256 Ай бұрын

💓 very good

@asdfxdxd Ай бұрын

I like her!

@nickievandermerwe1582 Ай бұрын

"Nah is not funney eive got schwooll".

@tonchanthol5329 Ай бұрын

❤❤❤

@anrafel_38 Ай бұрын

😍😍😍😍

@honor9lite1337 Ай бұрын

Grewt😮

@Mankymeg Ай бұрын

How Sally Gunnell was never made a Dame i will never know she held the commonwealth, European world ,and olympic titles plus world record ,best female athlete Britain ever had

@jakeva9802 Ай бұрын

What kind of accent does she have?

@lindymoyo9118 Ай бұрын

Scottish

@trondranorquoy5154 Ай бұрын

South west Scotland accent.

@jakeva9802 Ай бұрын

@@trondranorquoy5154 there’s a difference?

@eddiegainz1673 Ай бұрын

Spanish

@ebutuoyYT Ай бұрын

A Hyundai

@imob1010 Ай бұрын

Gold in 800m? Not a chance. Competition in that event is very deep.

@yeahyeahblah Ай бұрын

Keely Hodgkinson is the strong favourite for gold in the 800m. Jemma is certainly in contention for medals. Jemma posted the fifth fastest 800m time this year, only 0.2 seconds behind the third fastest 2024 800m time and anything can happen on race day.

@user-cx4ll4rj1t Ай бұрын

Great video but no a great advert for kids - it's another dumbing down of Britain video. Children please work hard at school because once you have the grades and knowledge it can never be taken away from you. Most decent jobs require a degree nowadays and hopefully your parents will push you to do well at school. As for Reekie - I think she isn't fast enough to medal at the Olympics and it will be an achievement to get into the final. Running 55 or 56 for 400m just wont cut it with the top girls, sorry bit your coach should have told you this and worked on your speed - no idea why you have over raced this too, come Paris you will find it hard to peak. Wish you the best and who knows in a slow bumpy 800m - just ask Athing Mu.

@ragger121 Ай бұрын

You clearly don't understand anything about track and field then

@trondranorquoy5154 Ай бұрын

Not every video has to be about education and Reekie can go back to education after her athletics career. Many lawyers and increasingly doctors are mature students. I wonder if you are biased against her accent and are letting that lead you into believing she is uneducated in some way? The 800m isn't a sprint, its a speed endurance event and the Reekie is literally shown developing just that. I'm not sure what you think 800m runners do exactly in training but its not based on 400m times - Mu is very much an outlier in terms of 400m speed and there is huge variation amongst successful 800m runners. Reekie is one of the best athletes in the world at 800m and in a tactical race, anything can happen. Please don't try to give people, particularly women, what you think is "advice" - you are far too negative and you have a poor attitude which seems only good for producing obedient foot soldiers and certainly not outstanding athletes.

@ademarbenitezaranjo8299 Ай бұрын

hahahaha, thanks for the comic relief, kids, you can do both, be a great track athlete and a brilliant student, don't heed the nay sayers !

@MrAgbxl Ай бұрын

Degrees are often useless

@washingtonferreirateles9451 Ай бұрын

This comment really shows how much you know. And it's even funnier now after her perfomance in the London DL, running a 1:55.61 PB and entering the top 25 all times list