He represents the best hope India has ever had in the men’s 100m and 200m sprints. The switch from schoolboy to elite sport was sudden, ‘but I’m enjoying it now,’ he says.

Femke Bol expressed her disappointment over not facing Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in the 400m hurdles ahead of the World Championships.

Noah Lyles and Kenny Bednarek have both confirmed their participation at the Lausanne Diamond League Meeting on July 20.