‘You can be an academic badass and a track goddess’ – GB sprinter Amy Hunt revels in shock 200m silver

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Hunt powered from sixth to second with the fearless attitude that helped her return from a quadriceps ruptureMoments after Amy Hunt powered to a stunning world championship 200m silver medal, with a display of staggering bloody-mindedness, she had a message to those ­intending to follow in her path. “You can be an ­academic badass and a track ­goddess,” she insisted. “I’m ­showing that you can do everything, and ­anything, you set your mind to. You can be the best at everything.”But as Hunt, a 23-year-old ­Cambridge University graduate, told her story it became clear that she has had it anything but easy. A few years ago she ruptured her quadriceps so badly that her mum needed to lift her out of the shower. She ­struggled with her mental health too, and imposter syndrome. Yet she kept finding a way back. Continue reading...