Medallist Amy overcame adversity... and you can too

THAT’S THE MESSAGE OF NEW WORK PLAN FROM THE MAYOR

- GURDIP THANDI News Reporter

BRITISH Olympic sprint star Amy Hunt hopes her story of overcoming adversity will inspire young people in the West Midlands.

The 23-year-old attended the launch of West Midlands Works, which aims to get 93,000 people into work over the next 10 years, to share her story of how a horrific tendon injury didn’t stop her winning silver at the 2024 Olympics.

Amy ruptured her tendon at an indoor race in Birmingham three years ago, resulting in her going through surgery and a gruelling rehabilitation process. But she bounced back in style to win silver in the 4x100 metres relay race in Paris last year before following that up with another silver in this year’s World Championships.

She said: “I ruptured my rectus femoris tendon, which is the tendon that connects your quad to your pelvis.

“I ended up having surgery a week after that but I’m pretty terrified of needles so the hardest part for me was the surgery rather than the rehab.

“I was the most nervous I've ever been in my life but just having my mum there saying, ‘You need to do this’ meant I was able to do this and come out the other side.