How dreams of Tokyo are keeping one Olympic medal hopeful up at night

Sprinter Imani-Lara Lansiquot tells Alice Reeves-Turner how she can hardly wait for the chance to showcase her talent on the biggest stage

Lansiquot will be hoping for a medal in Tokyo (Getty Images)

Named after cricket legend Brian Lara, athlete Imani-Lara Lansiquot was always destined for sporting greatness.

The 22-year-old is one of the UK’s fastest women across 100 metres, her time of 11.09 seconds putting her fourth on the country’s all-time list.

If she is able to qualify for the next Olympic Games in Tokyo, postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus outbreak, Lansiquot is expected to repeat this success – and she can hardly wait for the chance to do so.