Jemma Simpson isn’t being distracted by the prospect of helping her parents beat the bookies at this summer’s Olympics and secure their golden gamble.
However, the 800 metre runner might just demand a cut of the fortune should she strike gold.
Six years ago, Ted and June Simpson were so sure of their daughter’s potential for middle distance glory at London 2012 that they staked £200 on her to win any event at 200/1 and the same amount on her collecting a medal of any colour at 66/1.
Since the start of 2006, Simpson has gone on to compete at six major championships, including the Beijing Games and two worlds, and she now feels ready to challenge for a podium position as she enters the peak years of her career.
A victory for the 28-year-old, who reached the European final in 2010 before missing last year’s world championships due to injury, would prompt a £53,000 bookie pay-out but she’s only motivated by reaching the top of her sport.
Simpson said: “I think I’d deserve a percentage of it!”
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