Hailey Haining is the
athlete who got away. Kicked and trampled by two horses when she was 15, she still bears the scars, and has been bruised and battered in her athletics career ever since.
After so much joy, it all ended in tears. Vicky Pendleton’s powers failed her just when she needed them the most, as Great Britain’s track sprinting queen failed to win Team GB’s 10th gold in the final event of the 2008 World Track Championships.