Jodie Williams chases away her demons to land first championship medal in seven years

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British athletics captain Jodie Williams chased away her demons to win a first championship medal in seven years last night.

The one-time child prodigy had not made an international podium since 2014 and was new to the 400 metres distance. But on a dramatic night for her team in Poland she produced a lifetime best of 51.73 seconds to take the bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships. "I came here to do that, to prove to myself that I can get on podiums again,” said Williams, who was unbeaten in five years as a junior before stepping up to the senior ranks and almost breaking under the weight of expectation. “This sport is such a mental battle and for me these championships were about overcoming mental barriers. “There’s been a lot