More than a fifth of Brits have injured themselves trying to emulate sporting pros they’ve seen on TV.

Off the back of the Olympics and Paralympics, research of 2,000 adults found 50 per cent have been inspired by the efforts of top-level athletes like Andy Murray, Adam Peaty, Keely Hodgkinson and others.

But 28 per cent of those polled admit they went ‘too hard, too soon’ and ended up with injuries ranging from shin splints to tennis elbow.

Nearly a third (30 per cent) confess they rarely or…