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Track and field events will be held in the first week of the Games, with swimming in the second week.

When asked to name one, she suggested short-distance track and field events such as the 100-meter sprint — a notion Morgan decried as “insane.”

Six field events took place in a temporary arena in the city centre on Wednesday, before the remaining 26 trophies were decided at the Letzigrund Stadium.

But in a world-class line-up, with the rounds passing by quickly at the temporary venue hosting Wednesday's field event finals in the centre of Zurich, the Briton maintained that momentum to fulfil a lifetime ambition.

"If you're a talented young kid, you wouldn't necessarily pick track and field. You wouldn't certainly pick a field event where the rewards are less than on the track."