India, May 4 -- Great Britain athlete Sam Lunt said he "threw a hissy fit" when he was told his sporting future lay in the 400m hurdles.

The 19-year-old Birmingham City University student wanted to be a sprinter after giving up on his dream of becoming a professional footballer.

"I started off with 100m and 200m, as most kids do, then progressed into 300m," recalled Sam.

"My coach said I should try the hurdles, and I sort of threw a hissy fit. I didn't want to do hurdles.

"My grandad just said to give it a week. And yeah, it just went from there. I just kept progressing."

The diehard Liverpool fan had hoped of emulating footballing heroes Steven Gerrard and Trent Alexander Arnold when he began his sporting journey.

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