Jasmine Powell turns one this week (20th Feb') but has
already hit the big screen in front of thousands of spectators!
'Miracle' baby of Trackspeed1 coach John Powell, seemed
to be having the time of her life at Saturday's Birmingham grand prix, as the
local cameras spotted her. She was
immediately beamed onto the big screen in a lull between events and got the
biggest "aaaaagh" of the afternoon as she waved frantically to
anything and anyone!
"I don't care if she is into athletics or not,"
said proud dad John, "but she did seem to love this event. She didn't stop clapping all afternoon,
although I had to find all sorts of treats to stuff in her mouth to keep her
quiet when the sprinters were waiting for the gun to fire!"
Jasmine marked the beginning of a spectacular year for
John in 2012 both on and off the track, arriving last winter as the 'oldest'
IVF baby ion British history - third oldest in the world.
"She was truly a miracle baby," said John, who
suffered Cancer which relapsed twice some 21 years ago, with intensive
chemotherapy making it impossible for him to father a child again
naturally.
"She brought me luck all last summer and, despite
the immense disappointments of Autumn, I am sure will bring good luck and
fortune to all in Trackspeed1 and the Academy this year."
The vast majority of the squad have avoided indoor
competition this time round, and are well down the road of preparation for
summer now, despite freezing temperatures at their training base at Crystal
Palace.
"The weather is always a challenge this time of
year," said John, but performances are all up on last year for those who
were here, and the Academy concept born last September has really taken
off. We have some real young talent in
the junior ranks of TS1 again, so it will be very interesting to see how summer
pans out this year."
