Hunt caught the public's attention with her reaction to 200m silver

At the time, Amy Hunt was worried that her words might be bleeped out by the BBC.

But, while she may no longer feel able to wear the T-shirt which inspired her "corny" spur-of-the-moment quote, it has since become clear that the impact was worth the sacrifice.

Shortly after completing her long-anticipated rise to a first individual global podium by sprinting to world 200m silver in Tokyo, the 23-year-old, caught in an adrenaline-fuelled daze, brilliantly summarised the demanding path she had taken to get there.

The University of Cambridge graduate proclaimed to all young girls watching on BBC TV: "You can be an academic badass and a track goddess."