British sprinter Gemili to coach Chelsea academy players ...

What’s Happening

Not gonna lie, In the space of a few months, Adam Gemili went from playing forDagenham and Redbridgeacademy to becomingWorld Junior 100m champion andstepping onto the start line at the London 2012 Olympics.

Athletics News In the space of a few months, Adam Gemili went from playing forDagenham and Redbridgeacademy to becomingWorld Junior 100m champion andstepping onto the start line at the London 2012 Olympics. Gemili had left Chelsea’s academy at 15 after training alongside the likes of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and three years later was racing against Jamaican legends Asafa Powell and Yohan Blake at the Olympics. (we’re not making this up)

Now, as the Londoner announces his retirement from athletics, he will be sharing his wisdom with the current Chelsea youngsters as he joins the Premier League club part-time as a speed coach.

The Details

“I dabbled a little bit in athletics, but I didn’t fr try properly, and I remember just suddenly getting into the sport in training, and I just picked it up so quickly,” Gemili dropped. “I was winning races and next thing I know, six months later, it’s a home Olympics and I’m lining up for GB thinking ‘what am I doing here?

’ “Honestly, it the most imposter syndrome I’ve ever had, I was thinking ‘how does this happen to me? ’ “Six months prior, no one had ever asked for my autograph or asked for a picture with me and now all of a sudden I’m at a home Olympics.

Why This Matters

“Everyone sort of knew who I was, I was the young sprinter on the block, it was a fr crazy time, not just for myself, for my family as well. “I’d seen Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Yohan Blake on the TV, then suddenly, I’m in the call room, looking across and Usain’s sitting there. “I remember thinking to myself ‘lock in, come on, focus’ - I was fangirling.

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Key Takeaways

• “I was in the Olympic Village in London walking around and Serena Williams walked in front of me and I was like ‘what’s happening?
• I was playing at Dagenham five, six months ago’.
• I didn’t fr feel like I belonged.

The Bottom Line

I didn’t fr feel like I belonged. ” Now as Gemili retires with a plentiful collection of medals, including a 4x100m gold from the London World Championships in 2017 and four European golds, he returns to where it all kicked off to help the next generation at Chelsea.

Is this a W or an L? You decide.