Sprinting's never been easier with some handy tips from Paralympian Lloyd Upsdell.

He reveals his steps to sprinting success and some of his speed secrets.

I've been running for 12 years now and have had some great fun so far.

I remember going up against two world champions in a Cerebral Palsy (CP) championship and I beat them both.

A coach spotted me and I haven't looked back since.

Soon afterwards I was called up for the World Championships just two days before they were about to begin.

A week later I came home with two gold medals.

When that happened it meant I had to weigh up my options.

If I wanted to take athletics seriously it would mean having to give up the great passion of my life - rugby, which I'd played to county level.

Pump those arms Lloyd

I decided to go for it - and two years later I ran in front of 85,000 screaming people at Sydney when I became 200m Paralympic champion.

I'm still a massive rugby fan though. I have a season ticket at the Millennium Stadium and I rarely miss a Wales game.

One of my best friends is Nick MacLeod who plays rugby for the Cardiff Blues.

I'm a pretty laid back, jovial character and I take everything in my stride. I don't get too stressed out by anything.

One thing I like about athletics is that I'm in total control of my performance.

Unlike a team sport like rugby, it's all up to me.

I'm the one out on the track - and hopefully I'm the one who's going to win medals.

Sprint success

Speed secrets

Did you know?

Lloyd used to play rugby to county level for Suffolk, where he went to school

Cerebral Palsy

It's a disorder of movement and posture due to damage to an area of the brain that controls muscle tone, reflexes, posture and movement

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