Rusty Van Niekerk knows when he will return to serious competition, but is keeping mum on when that will be
Wayde van Niekerk still experiences pain in his reconstructed right knee and he does not know when he will regain his all-conquering form‚ but the Olympic and world champion wants to lower his 400m world record.
“I don’t know when it will be 100% but my mind’s set on doing what I can do‚ doing whatever is expected of me and seeing where that takes me. No athlete is ever pain-free so I just have one that I caused on myself. I have to take the knocks and work from there.” He has only just started racing again‚ and at the weekend clocked a pedestrian 47.28sec winning in his home town of Bloemfontein. It is way off his 43.03 world mark‚ but the manner in which he won — with a strong kick over the final 100m to haul in the leaders — looked impressive.
“My first 200m was very rusty‚ just trying to find my feet again‚ find my momentum again‚ and once I got that momentum it really just gave me confidence that I can stay in it for the entire 400m.”
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