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The four-time Olympic medallist set the record straight on what he meant when he said Elaine Thompson-Herah's glamorous career could be over.
Retired Trinidadian sprinter Ato Boldon has clarified his sentiments about Elaine Thompson-Herah never making a return to competitive running following her injuries.
In an interview with Letsrun.com, Boldon insisted Thompson-Herah has done enough for the sport while claiming that she is physically over.
“Elaine has done everything in the sport and she has achieved a lot. However, I think she is not coming back, with the injury and all that stuff,” he added.
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His sentiments caused an online uproar and he was forced to clarify what he meant by Thompson-Herah being physically done. In an interview with CVM Television, Boldon noted that Thompson-Herah is one of the greatest sprinters and number one when it comes to the 100m and 200m.
The four-time Olympic medallist, however, insisted that Thompson-Herah will not be able to repeat what she did at the 2016 Rio and delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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“This is a case of I think Elaine Thompson is the best sprinter that has ever walked the earth combination. I have Shelly-Ann as the number one in the all-time 100m and then Elaine as the best in the 100m and 200m,” he said.
“Because I have seen her struggle with injury for what seems like every non-Olympic year and because of how hard it is to do what she has done, my statement was that I do not think that the Elaine that won those two medals in Tokyo and Rio is going to show up again,” the politician added.
He cited the example of Tyson Gay at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games where he received a lot of backlash for saying the American would not return for the final of the men’s 100m but turned out to be true.
Boldon pointed out to another prediction he made about Asafa Powell's ill-fated chase for his 100th sub-10 performance in the 100m. Fans went hard on him over the prediction but he was vindicated when Powell never made his 100th sub-10 performance a reality.
He says such backlash has become common for him, noting that fans might say all they want but it does not change his opinion.
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Retired Trinidadian sprinter & politician explains why Elaine Thompson-Herah's career might be over
The former track star noted why Elaine Thompson-Herah is physically done and not coming back to the track.
“I started the opinion by saying, Elaine has literally done things that nobody else has done and that’s being discarded as though it doesn’t contribute to her health. In 2008 when Tyson Gay went down and I was asked if he was coming back, I said no and people were upset but he never made the final,” Boldon said.
“When Asafa was trying to make that 100m sub-10, I said nope because when you get to the stage and you are done, the body has had enough. People came at me and asked why I was trying to diss Asafa but I was not because Asafa never got to 100. As far as I’m concerned, Elaine is done being that version and if fans want to make it an international incident that’s perfectly fine by me because I’m used to it and that is my opinion,” he added.
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