'Greta Thunberg of sport' reveals motivations before senior GB debut

Meet the Greta Thunberg of GB Athletics who's turned down events to avoid flying

ECO WARRIOR Innes FitzGerald is ‘gutted’ the British Athletics squad took a flight not the Eurostar to Holland for the European Athletics Indoor Championships. The Greta Thunberg of track-and-field might only be 18 years old, but she cares deeply about highlighting environmental issues. GettyInnes Fitzgerald cares a lot about highlighting environmental issues[/caption] GettyShe prefers not to fly to events[/caption] Two years ago, FitzGerald – w…

'Greta Thunberg of sport' reveals motivations before senior GB debut

Innes FitzGerald, who was widely recognised for decision to skip competition in Australia two years because of climate concerns, is set to make her senior track bow for GB in this weekend's European indoor championships