BORN TO RUN

Elite sportsmen share a number of common traits, unsurprisingly including a liking for exercise, enjoying competition and growing up in a sporty family.

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However, when it comes to forecasting whether someone is podium bound, it's a bit more involved.

Athletes come in all different shapes and sizes with some clearly better suited to certain sports so it's important the right match is made at a young age.

This is why we often hear commentators use the phrase, 'He didn't even take up the sport until he was (whatever age)' as it's so uncommon for winners to have not been a child prodigy.