It was touch and go as to whether WaydeDreamer would’ve been ready if the Olympics had to take place in 2020, but now he’s had another year to be at peak fitness. Tokyo2020 Olympics Athletics By ashfakmohamed | IOLsport
It is debatable as to whether he has achieved that goal, though, with a hip issue affecting him during the international season, while he had to withdraw from a race in Hungary in early July due to a back problem.
“The body feels good. I feel like I am in a very positive space right now, and these last few weeks of training have been positive, been good – non-stop training – so, I am in a good space at the moment,” Van Niekerk said from Tokyo. Wayde van Niekerk walks off the pitch after suffering an injury in a celebrity touch rugby game in 2017. Picture: Phando Jikelo/African News Agency
“When it comes to the time to perform and to compete, all that pressures should be welcomed because that is what will push me to the next level and get myself back on to the track and into a position I believe I should be at.”
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