Dad’s fears for brave Lynsey

The father of track hero Lynsey Sharp is on the run from the star after snubbing her race because he feared she’d end up in hospital.

The gutsy athlete was scared she’d contracted the potentially lethal norovirus just days before she ran to glory.

The 24-year-old 800m star was roared to silver by a partisan Hampden crowd on Friday night. That was despite being up until 5.30am on the day of the big race, vomiting.

Yesterday, the Scot said she feared doctors would scupper her dream by telling her she had contracted the dreaded norovirus bug.

She said: “I was worried. I asked when I went to the clinic whether it could be the norovirus. But the medical staff said it wasn’t because I didn’t have a temperature. It was a big relief.”

And the track star had no idea of the ebola scare which had been linked to a Sierra Leone cyclist the same day.

She said: “I wasn’t tested for anything like ebola. To be honest, I had no idea what has been going on in the news. I just live in a bubble. I haven’t even watched the other races.”

The athletes village at Dalmarnock was hit by an outbreak of diarrhoea and vomiting days before the Games began with 12 workers struck with the bug.

Sharp’s illness was so bad her dad former Commonwealth champ Cameron refused to attend the race because he thought she’d end up in hospital.

Lynsey said: “When my mum told me he was staying away, I was so annoyed. She said he wasn’t going to be there and I was like: ‘What!?’

“She said he didn’t want me to run because he was really worried. He thought I would end up in hospital. He’s sent me two emails since I won, which are slightly sheepish! But it’s OK.

“They read: ‘You did really well’.”