Joel Fearon targets world championships in both bobsleigh and sprinting in 2017

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Joel Fearon (bottom left) competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi

Sochi Winter Olympian Joel Fearon is targeting a world championship double in 2017 by winning medals in both bobsleigh and athletics.

Fearon, who switched from athletics to bobsleigh in 2012, became the joint third-fastest Briton over 100m by running 9.96 secs in July.

However, bobsleigh will remain his main focus leading into the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Fearon will join 11 others in the GB bobsleigh World Cup squad this season.

The Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships are set to take place in Sochi, Russia, from 16-25 February, …

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