No negatives as Smyth set to answer London call

The first few days were the toughest.

No negatives as Smyth set to answer London call

Jason Smyth had sacrificed a lot over the four years since his Beijing triumph to try and make history in London, so when his race against time to make the A qualifying standard for the 100m ran out, it was tough to take.

He’d scrimped and saved every bit of money he could find to afford his Florida training base. He’d trained twice a day and six days a week no matter what, and had shaken off all those niggles and strains and setbacks to get this far.

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