Olympic legend Daley Thompson has told how he nearly burst with pride watching son Elliot follow in his golden spike marks.
Forty six years after Britain’s greatest athlete won the first of his British decathlon titles, Elliot wore the crown in Manchester. Thompson beamed: “It’s fantastic, I honestly couldn’t be more proud of him.
"It was never going to be easy for him because it never is for the kids of people who have been good at something. He was always going to have that, especially doing the same event as me - and people put high expectations on him. But Elliot is living proof that hard work, patience and sticking at it pays off. He is a national champion and I am just delighted.”
