Chijindu Ujah is in for a memorable summer according to fellow British sprinter Adam Gemili, who is backing his teammate to learn from his last outing on the world stage.

Last season was certainly one to remember for Ujah as he ran 9.96 seconds at the London Olympic Park, the third fastest 100m time ever ran by a Brit.

That meant all eyes were on him a month later at the World Championships in Beijing, but the Enfield & Haringey AC star failed to escape his semi-final as he came home fifth in 10.05.

Ujah is yet to compete this season as he takes his time to recover from a niggle, but Gemili is still backing Ujah to shine in 2016 as the Rio Olympics loom large on the horizon.

“CJ is a very good guy, I feel like he was thrown into the deep end in Beijing,” said Gemili, speaking at a Jaguar Land Rover Academy of Sport workshop at Loughborough.

“He ran sub-10 and suddenly all this pressure and expectation was put on him to go out there and do well at the World Championships, which is very unfair as he’s a young athlete as well.

“He’s developed very nicely. He’s getting ready for the outdoors and he’ll hopefully go out there and do something very special because he’s a very talented athlete.

“He had a little niggle at the weekend, which is fine. He’ll take his time with that and he’ll back for Rio. “If you don’t deal with it now, something will pop up, and if it’s the same injury you’ll end up missing Rio. “That would break your heart, so hopefully he deals with that smartly.”

While Ujah has been working hard behind the scenes, fellow Enfield & Haringey sprinter Sean Safo-Antwi has been making a name for himself.

The 25-year-old won 60m gold at the Glasgow Grand Prix before picking up bronze at the British Championships in Sheffield.

But rather than bemoan the extra challenge, Gemili believes competition from Safo-Antwi can propel British sprinting on even further.

“You always want as many fast people as you can competing for the spots, because to make the team you know you’re having to run fast and run world-class times,” he added. “You then go to the championships knowing that you’re not going to be phased by other people.

“So Sean absolutely could come outdoors and do well. Hopefully he does and he will be welcomed into the team nicely if he’s running well outdoors too.

“It should be an exciting summer for Team GB, we’ve got a lot of guys who are competing for spots, and you’re going to have to be running fast to make the team.”

Land Rover Ambassador Adam Gemili attended the Jaguar Land Rover Academy of Sport workshop alongside David Flatman and Sportsaid Patron Bryan Steel. For more information visit sportsaid.org.uk.