“I know what it means for my community, To have the upbringing I did and to overcome so many different barriers and to be able to represent this country is something I will always be proud of,
Every four years, billions of people worldwide watch their country compete in the most prestigious sports competition. We watch athletes flip, tumble, swim, and defy the odds of what humans can do.
Imani-Lara Lansiquot typically competes in the 100m and has won a gold medal at the 2018 European Championships, and a silver at the 2019 World Championships, and her 100-meter best of 10.99 seconds makes her the third fastest woman in the UK. It’s a huge achievement and Lansiquot doesn’t take being a Team GB athlete for granted. ” she tells Seasoned.
Eventually, when she was 16 she made her first ever team and went to America for the World Junior Championships. “I remember being there and standing on the track and just seeing how incredible it was, and that’s when I knew this is what I wanted to do,” Lansiquot adds., Lansiquot tells Seasoned that she always had an interest in fashion. She recalls spending hours watching influencers do fashion hauls on YouTube when she was younger. “I just used to love it,” Lansiquot says..
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