But her life has been anything but a walk in the park. As a kid she was discriminated against by the 'whites' around her; her father left home when she was five; she was sexually molested at 11; her only sister suffered cerebral palsy and died in her twenties.

She won the Commonwealth gold in Auckland as a 16-year-old in the 4 x 100 metres relay against the odds. Her participation was made possible after her team-mates protested against plans to exclude her from the team.

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