Courtesy of a set of wedding vows made during the offseason, Georgia Bell has become, quite literally, a Hunter. At this week’s European Indoor Championships, though, the Briton is the one they all have to catch.
It is a novel position for an athlete who surprised with her unexpected run to Olympic bronze in Paris last summer, the culmination of a remarkable comeback journey from ‘Parkrun to podium’. Now, she is suddenly the most established name on a youthful British team in Apeldoorn and firm favourite to land a first major international title, having run almost three seconds faster this season than her closest rival in the 1500m field.
