‘If all four of us are in our peak shape, something special could happen’ – Sophie Becker eyes Euros relay glory
Sophie Becker of Ireland before competing in the women's 4x400m relay heats during day eight of the World Athletics Championships at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
Sophie Becker casts a barely blinking eye at the big screen trying to see the bigger picture.
She is a woman in a hurry but this has been a slow Sunday 400m beneath the searing Stockholm sun. She bends down, hands on knee, teeth gritted.
