Apparently the best is still to come. Just ask Shane Brathwaite.
It’s already hard to imagine anyone having the type of season he just completed yet the Barbados Olympic Association’s Senior Male Athlete Of The Year turned 2018 Nation Sports Personality Of The Year will tell you he’s only just scratched the surface.
“Technically, I’m still in my prime. They say most hurdlers don’t get good until they’re 27-plus, so I think I still have a lot to learn and I’m constantly with my coach in the weight room trying to get a lot stronger,” explained the multi medal-winning 28-year-old.
“So my main goal is to be on the podium for the Olympics but at least if I make an Olympic final I would be satisfied with that for my career. I was able to make the World Championships final in 2017 so it’s there I just need to put it together and be more consistent with it.”
They’d typically sound like lofty aspirations if they weren’t coming from a man who already set the bar high this year by copping medals at major meets.
The Central American and Caribbean Games alone seemed like his personal highlight reel, as Brathwaite won the men’s 110 hurdles before helping to set a national record in the 4×100 relay as part of another gold medal-winning performance. (JM)
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