Yego, the 2015 World Champion, was competing at the global arena for the first time since last year in Oregon, and was happy for his throws, though it was not enough to meet the 83m automatic qualification mark or be among the first 12 best.
Prodded to explain his next course of action after the Budapest Worlds, Yego responded that his conclusions required a great deal of soul-searching.
“The competition was good, but the result was not pleasing. I have to accept it. I’m happy I left the competition injury free and healthy. That’s the way it is in javelin. I didn’t make it to the final because my throws were a little bit too low, but now it’s a matter of focusing on new things,” expounded Yego.
The YouTube man nevertheless was sorry to his fans for his failures in the Hungarian capital where he posted 78.42m to bow out of competition.
“My fans might be disappointed by my performance, but to me I’m happy I have competed and left the scene healthy. It’s a boost when you remain focused. I wish to apologize to my fans for the performance.”
In Budapest, Yego reveals he was not really focusing on who to beat but aiming for a distance that could make qualification to the final, of which he didn’t manage.
Yego is nevertheless undecided on his next course of action though he has his fingers crossed.
“When I head back home, I have to decide what to do but I’m healthy now and I still can compete but then again, I will wait to see what the manager says. If it’s having a rest again and focusing on next season, I would really be ready for that as well, but for me I think I’m focused and still enthusiastic to compete.”
Yego reckons that competition keeps changing time and time again with the emergence of young competitions.
“Of course, in javelin we have new emerging talents coming up every year. The sport was for some time a preserve of Europe but now many emerging competitors are coming up really well. I love the sport. It’s really growing in leaps and bounds.” Yego said in finality.
