“I don’t want to go out there laying out dates and scheduling something in public and then I disappoint. I just want to make sure I’m in my best shape when that day comes.”Van Niekerk and coach Ans Botha are scheduled to fly out of SA to their Italian training camp in Gemona on May 24‚ and it’s highly unlikely that he’ll pop overseas to compete before then.
There are five Diamond League meets between his arrival in Europe and the end of June‚ but only two offer men’s 400m races — Stockholm on May 30 and Prefontaine in the US on June 30. Venturing into Scandinavia because of the potential cold could deter him‚ although the temperature hit 26 degrees last year and a few SA athletes are scheduled to compete there. The adidas Boost Boston Games on June 16 is also not likely because for one there’s no 400m‚ and secondly the racing is on a raised track.
The World Challenge schedule offers him a few opportunities‚ with the June 9 FBK Games in Hengelo and the June 20 Golden Spike in Ostrava where retired sprint great Usain Bolt kicked off a few of his European campaigns in latter years. July offers Van Niekerk a few Diamond League opportunities as well as the probability of warmer weather.
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