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Zablon Ekwam has made predictions on what he will be doing in the next four years, making bold claims about the 200m and 400m as he follows in the footsteps of his mentor Wayde van Niekerk.
Zablon Ekwam is keenly following in the footsteps of South African sprinter and 400m world record holder Wayde van Niekerk.
After more than three years of seeking an Olympics ticket, the Kenyan will be heading to Paris with bigger ambitions.
Ekwam is looking at the next four years and has a plan of what he wants to achieve, just like his mentor, the 2016 Rio Olympics 400m champion Niekerk.
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The 26-year-old became interested in athletics after watching the South African break the world record at the Rio Olympic Games. After watching how the stadium marveled at the South Africa's exploits, Ekwam knew that was where he belonged and he worked hard to get to that level.
He might not be there yet but his consistency and hard work prove that he is headed in the right direction. He started by running 53 seconds in the 400m, and now qualifying for the Olympic Games, he had to clock 44.69.
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“In the next four years, I would have dropped the 200m national record and I’ll be running sub-20 in the 400m. I’ll be running the world-class times, that is below 44,” Ekwam said.
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“I became inspired to start athletics when I watched the Rio Olympic Games in 2016 and I saw Wayde van Niekerk breaking the world record, he clocked 43.03, and I was impressed and knew those are the guys I wanted to be amongst.”
“The stadium was amazed and everyone was happy about that time and I wanted to know if I could run faster than that. I started by running 53.00 then but I am now at 44.69 and given another four years, I want to run faster and see how things go.”
As he heads to the Olympic Games as a debutant, Ekwam first wants to get to the final.
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