Olympic silver medalist initially had his heart set on becoming a cricketer, but he was unable to pursue his childhood dream due to his struggles with hay fever.Colin then went on to set his sights on athletics, which was initially his secondary sport, to become a two-time world 110m hurdles champion.The sportsman admitted that his allergies are such a concern for him, that he “always slightly freaks out” when he’s forgotten to take his antihistamine tablet.Speaking out on his health issues in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, Colin said: “One of the reasons I switched from cricket to athletics was because of that [allergies].“Athletics really was my secondary sport, cricket was my first love. “But a cricket pitch when you suffer.
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