Daryll Neita: I’ll leave nothing to chance in Rio

Daryll Neita says she’ll put no limits on what she feels she can achieve in Rio as the 19-year-old prepares to make her Olympic bow in the 100m.

Neita, one of the newest and most inexperienced members of the Team GB athletics squad, has demonstrated remarkable poise and maturity this season, gradually peaking at all the right moments.

When it’s mattered most for the youngster she has produced, clocking two Olympic qualifying times of 11.30 in mid-June before going on to better herself at the British trials with times of 11.23 and 11.24 in the semi-final and final which secured her a second-placed finish and a nailed-on Olympic spot in the blue riband event.

Her ability to draw the best performances from herself at the most critical moments has given the belief that she’ll still be moving in the right direction when she steps on to the track in Rio.

“I don’t want to leave anything to chance. I know what I’m capable of and a PB is 100% what I’m looking for and just to advance as far as I can go,” Neita said.

“The final is where everyone needs to be aiming to get to. There are some really fast girls running 10.9 and 10.8. You just don’t know. You never know what can happen. I’m not putting limits on …

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