[Jonah Onyango, Standard]Olympic javelin silver medallist Julius Yego says he is not under pressure as he prepares to make his first appearance at the Tokyo Olympics. Yego will be competing in the qualification round on Wednesday morning from 9am in Tokyo will be 3am in Kenya. “I have not competitively competed anywhere this year apart from the trials and I will not feel any pressure at the Olympics despite the fact that I am the Olympics silver medallist,” Yego said. “Even though I will not feel pressure at the final, I will the qualification round is the most difficult part for a javelin thrower,” Yego said on Monday. The battle though will be in the qualification round and once all the big names will have made it to the final on Friday then it will be anyone’s event.

Source: Standard Digital August 02, 2021 21:22 UTC