Like many athletes, Fearon’s profession has been affected by agonising accidents at key moments.

He has wires in his decrease leg bones holding them collectively, following a severe one picked up whereas working for the British relay crew.

“After that, I semi-retired from athletics, I nonetheless went and did just a few issues, however it wasn’t the identical,” he stated.

“It took a very good two-year chunk out of my athletic profession.”

However whereas that ache eased over time as he recovered, what hit his household subsequent was exhausting to place into phrases.

In 2023, his sister Natasha Morais was murdered.

Feeling scared and struggling with insomnia, Fearon retired from all sport.

“It was robust for all of us. We’re all nonetheless coping with it in our personal methods,” he stated.

“I did not suppose I used to be ever going to have the ability to do sport once more. I actually struggled with nervousness.

“I used to be changing into afraid to depart my household alone.”

Popping out of retirement to signify Jamaica has given Fearon contemporary focus and introduced pleasure to a grieving household.

However he didn’t essentially count on to be pushing a sled at one other Winter Olympics.

“It was an athlete and coach function, I can do all the roles throughout bobsleigh, even simply organisational jobs,” stated Fearon, who met rapper Snoop Dogg whereas coaching in Italy.

“However we ended up getting within the sled. I’ve accomplished six races and received six races, so I am a reasonably good fortunate allure.

“I feel they’ll have me pushing just a few extra instances earlier than I am accomplished,” he joked.

Fearon’s father is Jamaican, whereas his maternal grandparents are additionally from the Caribbean island.

“My dad was so proud. I’ve by no means seen him enthusiastic about sport earlier than,” he added.

“I did not even know these guys a 12 months in the past and so they’re all like my brothers, I get extra enthusiastic about them racing than I do myself racing.

“I am most likely taking over a dad function. Seeing how a lot they’re excelling, it is simply actually thrilling for me to observe and surprise the place it may go.”