Australian sprint sensation Torrie Lewis has opened up on how she manages coeliac disease while training for the Olympics. The 19-year-old is one of Australia’s biggest track and field stars after becoming the country’s fastest ever over 100m with a time of 11.10 seconds in January. She also made another stunning sprint breakthrough by beating world champion Sha’Carri Richardson and powering to a stunning 200m triumph at a Diamond League meeting in April.
“I brought my own bread and the hotel said they had a toaster in the back that hadn’t been used, so they took it to toast that. “But I got really sick that day and the week leading up to the World Relays . “Literally, just a crumb can kind of derail all this training so it is really frustrating and a little bit worrying. “I just try to stay on top of it as much as possible and eat what I know is safe.