WARSAW/TOKYO : Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya travelled thousands of miles because she desperately did not want to run 400 metres.
Belarus entered Tsimanouskaya in the relay scheduled for Aug. 5 to replace one of two runners deemed ineligible to compete because they had not been subjected to enough doping tests. Few athletes who excel at the shorter sprints can add the speed endurance necessary to be competitive over 400m, widely regarded as one of the most demanding of all distances. To do it without any preparation would be extraordinarily tough.
Stuart McMillan, a coach who works with some of the world's top sprinters, said Tsimanouskaya's participation in the relay would have probably affected her performance in the 200m had she not been removed from the team ahead of the event. Usain Bolt was often touted as potentially well suited for the 400m, but the Jamaican always dismissed the suggestion by saying the one lap event was just too painful.
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