Renee Regis – the daughter of former world indoor champion John Regis – announced her arrival on the national stage with a first senior British title in the women’s 200m at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham.
The 20-year-old took victory in 22.95 seconds and was presented with the gold medal by her father in what she described as a “really nice moment”.
“It was quite funny to see my dad was presenting me with the medal,” Renee told BBC Sport. “He didn’t tell me he was doing it.”
John Regis won the world indoor 200m title in 1989 and went on to win world outdoor silver at 200m, as well as an outdoor European title, while Renee’s mother, Jennifer Stoute, won 4x400m bronze at the 1992 Olympics.
Renee was asked what role her parents
