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His mother, Yvonne Lawson, set up the Godwin Lawson Foundation, to support young people through sport and education, and Otis has been developing his own project, called Elite Squad.

We meet him at one of his training sessions at the Lee Valley Athletics Centre in Enfield, north London, over the summer holidays, where he is coaching a small group of enthusiastic teenage boys.

“I hope it helps them navigate through life, helps them be disciplined, work hard and achieve,” he explains.

“I offer mentoring, I just try to guide them really.”

But he believes there needs to be far more help aimed specifically at young people who have lost a sibling, from someone with lived experience.

“Someone who has been in their position, who is able to speak to them, put an arm around them, and guide them through.”