Three Olympic hopefuls talk about their journey to Paris.
ShareWith the Olympic Games just over two weeks away, three hopefuls have been talking to the BBC about their path to Paris.Race walker Callum Wilkinson was three years old when Sydney games took place in 2000The athlete, from Moulton, near Newmarket, Suffolk, always dreamed of competing at the Olympics and will be taking part in his second games in Paris."It does mean so much to me," he said.
"It was a very nerve-wracking time having to make such a big life and coaching change so close to an Olympic year but luckily it’s gone so well for me," she said. The 24-year-old only started taking the 400m seriously last year. Previously he focused solely on the 200m sprint.
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