British sprinter Louie Hinchliffe announces his decision to turn professional, having won an Olympic medal in Paris this summer.
British sprinter Louie Hinchliffe has announced his decision to turn professional after winning an Olympic medal in Paris this summer.
Hinchliffe will forego his final year at the University of Houston - where he trained under nine-time Olympic gold medallist Carl Lewis - to pursue sprinting professionally. Hinchliffe just missed out on a place in the 100m final, but claimed a medal with bronze in the relay event alongside team-mates Zharnel Hughes, Jeremiah Azu and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake."What a season it's been. I've experienced the highest of highs in my first year at the University of Houston," Hinchliffe said on Instagram.
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