Team GB’s Phoebe Gill, 17, uses Emma Raducanu for inspiration in medal hunt

• ‘To think I’m running on this stage is unbelievable’
• Gill is vying for 800m crown alongside Keely Hodgkinson

Three months ago Phoebe Gill was expecting to spend the summer holidays preparing for the final year of her A-levels. Now, incredibly, the 17-year-old from St Albans has a genuine shot at an Olympic 800m medal after knocking four seconds off her personal best in May and then winning the British Championships in June.

It is all reminiscent of Emma Raducanu’s thrilling rise over the summer of 2021 and Gill admits she is hoping to draw inspiration from the tennis star, who also juggled academic success with bursting into the public eye.