Tough Tokyo but Jemma will keep looking forward
Photo by Sam Mellish for British Athletics
Jemma Reekie believes her career can ‘move forward’ despite deep disappointment in Tokyo.
The Scot missed out on the semi-finals of the World Champs after competing in Thursday’s heats in Japan.
Jemma finished in fifth place in one of the fastest of the race in 1:59.35 – but only the top three were assured of qualifying. As it transpired, that time was not among the top three for non-automatic qualifying.
So there was acute frustration for the Kilbarchan AAC athlete but with Glasgow 2026 on the horizon bouncing back next year will be a priority,
‘It’s not what I wanted to be,’ said Jemma.
‘It’s a common theme this season. But I’ve just got to trust the process.
‘I’ve been training a lot better than that, and I’ve definitely got stronger than that last 100m. But it’s just bringing that into racing.
‘‘I’ve tried to change things up and been learning a lot in the past year, obviously it’s not where I want to be and I’ll just keep building forward.
‘My hope was to come out here and get back into those finals and it’s disappointing to not do that.’
Photo by Sam Mellish for British Athletics
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