“Everything has been geared towards trying to run fast when I need to, which is the end of August,” he says. “I’m not trying to rush or force things. I’m happy with where things are at.”He’ll open his season in Belfast this weekend, seven weeks before the big dance in Tokyo. “That being said, it has improved a lot.”In Tokyo Smyth can only chase victory in one event given the T13 200m has been dropped from the programme, but 100m gold still looks on the cards. “There’s going to be a huge mental aspect to being able to prepare and keep focused and not overthink things.

Source: Irish Independent July 06, 2021 01:30 UTC