Olympian 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk would like to run “a few 100s and 200s in South Africa” while in training for the World Champions in August.
“If coach allows me I will do a few 200s but she does not like the 100s. We have a debate which changes every day‚” he said‚ smiling at his coach Tannie Ans Botha seated across the room.
Van Niekerk‚ Botha and his mother Odessa Swarts were at the neonatal ward at Groote Schuur Hospital on Wednesday to support the Newborns Groote Schuur Trust.
The 400m world record holder said he trusts his team‚ his coach‚ his family and T-Systems‚ his partner in the Wayde Dreamer Foundation‚ to manage his time and the demands on him.
“I’m still a bit busy and coach is slowly but surely taking a few jabs at me that I need to slow down and get some consistency in my training‚” Van Niekerk said.
“Training is always tough whether you have won a medal or not but I’m putting in hard work to achieve as much as I can. I’m building up towards the World Champs.”
The International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships will be held in London in August.
- TMG Digital/The Times
Wayde van Niekerk says his coach wants him to pace himself better as he readies for World Champs
Olympian 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk would like to run “a few 100s and 200s in South Africa” while in training for the World Champions in August.
“If coach allows me I will do a few 200s but she does not like the 100s. We have a debate which changes every day‚” he said‚ smiling at his coach Tannie Ans Botha seated across the room.
Van Niekerk‚ Botha and his mother Odessa Swarts were at the neonatal ward at Groote Schuur Hospital on Wednesday to support the Newborns Groote Schuur Trust.
The 400m world record holder said he trusts his team‚ his coach‚ his family and T-Systems‚ his partner in the Wayde Dreamer Foundation‚ to manage his time and the demands on him.
“I’m still a bit busy and coach is slowly but surely taking a few jabs at me that I need to slow down and get some consistency in my training‚” Van Niekerk said.
“Training is always tough whether you have won a medal or not but I’m putting in hard work to achieve as much as I can. I’m building up towards the World Champs.”
The International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships will be held in London in August.
- TMG Digital/The Times
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