Kelly Holmes is due back in the Olympic stadium this evening less than 24 hours after becoming the first British woman to win gold in the 800 metres for 40 years.
Holmes had no time to celebrate her remarkable achievement as she prepared to compete in the heats of the 1,500 metres in Athens.
It was the event which was supposed to provide her best chance of a medal, with the 800 metres only added to her schedule at the last minute.
But instead she will line up for the heats tonight as the newly-crowned Olympic champion, the first British winner of the event since Ann Packer in 1964.
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The 34-year-old former Army sergeant put years of injury woes behind her with a thrilling late surge to delight the many pockets of British fans in the packed stadium.
“I have dreamed of this since the age of 12,” Holmes said. “Every time I have got close but not close enough and something went wrong.
“But training went well the last few weeks. It turned around and I decided at the last minute to give it a go in the 800.
“You dream of this moment all the time and I was waiting for something to go wrong and I am pretty shocked. I can’t believe it.”
“I have been concentrating on the 1500,” added Holmes. “I figured it was going to be a risk but if I just decided to do the 1500 maybe I would have regretted the 800.
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“So I thought ‘Give it a go, see what happens’.