Jake Heyward Targets Olympic Road . . . Via Oregon, USA

One of Wales’ brightest young sports stars has moved to the United States in a bid to boost his ambition of reaching next year’s Tokyo Olympics. Middle distance runner Jake Heyward has joined the world famous Oregon Track Club Elite in Eugene under the tutelage of highly respected British coach Mark Rowland. The Cardiff Athletics man has joined the likes of Olympic 800m silver medallist Nijel Amos and British 1500 metre champion Neil Gourley, who last autumn reached the World Athletics Championships 1500m final in Doha.