Known for his mastery in the 400m, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics track and field gold medalist was in the news in the year 2023 for his on-the-track injury. The challenging conditions that he faced in the 2023 World Athletics Championship in Budapest, had led him to an immediate hospitalization back then. However, settling off his previous limitations, he has come back stronger and better, in the 2024 season, looking forward to repeating his glory of winning the Olympics.

The World Champion, Steven Gardiner could not survive the extreme heat conditions, a non-AC, and no ventilation environment, just 30 minutes before his event, which had resulted in the ordeal. Being escorted in a wheelchair then, he now wants to make sure that he does not lose on the multiple opportunities in the present year, which will head him to the 2024 Paris Olympics. And no doubt, Steven Gardiner’s recent win compliments his Paris race contention.

Amazing comeback of the track and field sprinter in Miami

As per the latest announcement made by the track and field gazette, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics winner has once again struck the chord of victory this year. Gardiner returned to his first race outdoors, after his Grade 1 tendon sprain extending into the knee of the right posterior thigh, at the World Championships in Budapest. He has this time set a running record of 31.99 seconds in the 300m dash at the Miami Hurricane Invitational. This winning run complimented his earlier claim after his injury, “Heartbroken but will not give up.”

While the Trinidad and Tobago sprinter athlete, Asa Guevara was the first runner-up striking 32.78 seconds timing, Jonathan Jones, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics qualifier, finished in third place with 33.02 seconds. Since the winner, Steven Gardiner is now back to full health, his determination to defend his title at the 2024 Paris Olympics seems targeted.

Sighting the Paris Olympics post his comeback

In a recent interview with the Bahamian media, the Eyewitness News, Steven Gardiner seemed in no doubt to make some statements for his upcoming Paris Olympics. The track and field athlete said, “I’m back 100 percent. Between my doctors in Germany and my coach in the US, we all are on one accord to take it slowly at the beginning of the season and then we’ll be ready for Paris 2024.” And he made his target clear regarding Paris.

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Sighting a single primary target this year, which is redoing his win as he did in the Tokyo Olympics back then, he announced, “The gold medal is the main goal. You know, to bring the medal home to the Bahamas once more and also to defend the title that I conquered in 2021, so I just want to do it all again.” Let us hope that he strikes the record with the same or maybe better conduct at the Paris Olympics this year.

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