ics ▁over ▁football ▁when ▁a ▁lig ament ▁injury ▁whilst ▁only ▁ 1 4 ▁ruled ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁sport . ▁ ▁Spe aking ▁of ▁the ▁injury ▁Bapt iste ▁said ▁" My ▁main ▁passion ▁was ▁football , ▁but ▁I ▁saw ▁the ▁talent ▁I ▁had ▁in ▁athlet ics . ▁I ▁was ▁playing ▁for ▁a ▁Sunday ▁League ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁En field ▁area ▁and ▁I ▁t ore ▁lig aments ▁in ▁my ▁kne e ▁during ▁a ▁game . ▁I ▁was ▁ 1 4 ▁at ▁the ▁time ... I ▁carried ▁on ▁playing ▁and ▁made ▁it ▁worse . ▁I ▁still ▁can ’ t ▁kick ▁a ▁football . ▁Ama z ingly , ▁the ▁injury ▁does ▁not ▁affect ▁my ▁running . ▁When ▁I ▁kick ▁a ▁ball , ▁my ▁kne e ▁goes ▁out ▁of ▁place , ▁but ▁when ▁I ▁run , ▁it ▁is ▁fine ." ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁injury ▁Bapt iste ▁focused ▁his ▁attention ▁on ▁s print ▁running ▁and ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁metres ▁at ▁the ▁European ▁Junior ▁Championships ▁in ▁Finland ▁when ▁only ▁ 1 8 . ▁He ▁also ▁anch ored ▁the ▁ 4 x 1 0 0 ▁metres ▁relay ▁team ▁to ▁win ▁his ▁second ▁gold ▁of ▁the ▁competition . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁junior ▁male ▁ath lete ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Athletics ▁Writ ers ' ▁Association . ▁At ▁the ▁annual ▁UK ▁A AA ▁Junior ▁champion ships ▁Bapt iste ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0   m ▁title ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁in ▁ 2