Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley gave emotional reactions to their on-track heroics in highly-praised interviews with David Gillick.
David Gillick reckons Ireland’s Olympic stars captured the hearts of the nation - and inspired future generations of athletes - with their heroics both on and off the track.
“Everyone is talking about Rhasidat , everyone is talking about Sharlene , they are all household names now and that’s fantastic,” Gillick told Fitter Happier. “I think in any sport you need stars and right now in athletics you have a number of people who off the track carry themselves really well. “The other thing I’d say, the interviews going back to Paris, it’s great because they were raw, they were emotional, they were honest. I think that resonated with people back at home.
Gillick was speaking in his role as parkrun ambassador as part of their efforts, along with partners Vhi, to highlight the fact that October is World Mental Health Month.“I can tell you, even the junior parkrun, the numbers are really strong. I think there is that positivity. My little girl Olivia absolutely loves it,” he said. “She got presented with her marathon band last week, so she has done a marathon distance now.
“Again, it’s the case of the Irish coming over and supporting them. A lot of people did come over and support them, and that shows where athletics is at right now.
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