
It takes great confidence to go up against the most accomplished sprinter of his generation, but Trinidad & Tobago's Nicholas Paul faced down double Olympic Champion and 12-time World Champion Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands) with aplomb at the 2023 World Championships in Glasgow and found extra confidence as he looked towards the 2024 Paris Olympics.
If the 24-year-old was disappointed at his defeat in two rounds men's Sprint final in Glasgow's Chris Hoy Velodrome, it didn't show behind his beaming smile.