{"id":46859,"date":"2026-09-08T04:22:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T04:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/jemma-reekie-late-season-lift-after-difficult-summer\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T04:22:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T04:22:52","slug":"jemma-reekie-late-season-lift-after-difficult-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/jemma-reekie-late-season-lift-after-difficult-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Jemma Reekie: Late season lift after difficult summer"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Scotland’s Jemma Reekie has vowed to come back stronger after “a really tricky season”, which included a lingering concussion and a disappointing home Commonwealth Games.<\/b><\/p>\n

The 28-year-old set a new European road mile record on Sunday and is aiming for a third success at the Fifth Avenue Mile in New York next weekend.<\/p>\n

However, Reekie has no plans to move away from the track and remains confident that she can compete with the best, despite a challenging summer.<\/p>\n

The Commonwealth Games did not go to plan, ending up 10th in the mile after failing to reach the 800m final in Glasgow.<\/p>\n

There was an improvement at the European Championships last month, finishing fifth in the 800m,<\/a> albeit a long way behind a stacked one-two-three of Audrey Werro, Keely Hodgkinson and Femke Broeders-Bol in Birmingham.<\/p>\n

“It was a really tricky season,” she told BBC Scotland. “I came into it with no disruptions and in a really good place. <\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, I had a fall (while racing in Poland in May) that put me back a bit. I had a concussion that lasted probably about two months. We had to respect my body and take it day by day.<\/p>\n

“I was disappointed with the Commonwealths and it made it a little bit harder being at home as well. <\/p>\n

“But I learned so much about myself and I have so much to take forward. I see everything happens for a reason, and there’s a reason why the summer went the way it did. Hopefully I keep growing as an athlete.”<\/p>\n

Next year brings the World Championships in Beijing, with Reekie saying her 800m discipline is “on fire” with so many top class competitors. <\/p>\n

“I really do believe I can get back in amongst that,” she added.<\/p>\n

“I’d love to step onto the track indoors and prove to myself and prove to everyone that I’m back and I’m actually stronger and better and everything’s just come together.<\/p>\n

“I feel really strong already. I’m definitely in the best shape I’ve ever been in. <\/p>\n

“Unfortunately, it just didn’t come out this summer, but all those sessions, all those runs are not wasted. It’s just waiting for the right time to come out.<\/p>\n

“People forget how much this sport is a mental sport as well, so I’m just happy that things are going in the right direction.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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