Cristiano Ronaldo hires former British Olympic sprinter Samantha Clayton as new personal trainer

Published 06/04/2017 at 10:51 GMT+1

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo has hired former British Olympic sprinter Samantha Clayton as his new personal trainer.

Portugal's national soccer team player Cristiano Ronaldo attends a training session.

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Clayton ran for Great Britain in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, competing in the 200m and 4x100m events, and she holds personal records of 11.40 in the 100m and 23.02 in the 200m

Having retired as a sprinter she became a trainer to athletes and celebrities and she has now taken Ronaldo on as a client.

Ronaldo posted an Instagram picture a couple of weeks ago of him training with Clayton and he mentioned Herbalife, a fitness and nutrition company Clayton works for and how the pair first came into contact.

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