Peter Bol rued that he didn’t have another 20m to win the 800m gold - but John Steffensen says his big chance came 300m earlier. 7NEWS
Commonwealth GamesThat’s the view of dual Melbourne 2006 gold medallist John Steffensen, who believes Bol was caught off guard by Kenyan winner Wycliffe Kinyamal in Birmingham.Stream Seven's coverage of the Commonwealth Games 2022 for free onBol himself conceded his first international medal was bittersweet, wanting to win as the pre-race favourite but taking the creditable view that it’s “the first medal down” in his career after such anticipation following the Tokyo Olympics.
“Strange race again and super slow but that’s the 800, super tactical,” the 28-year-old told Channel 7.He added later: “If we had maybe another 20m I could have won but we’re only running 800 not 820.“I knew it was going to be tactical and I knew I was going to have to come home strong and I think we did, so I’m happy with that.”
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