Eaton enters worlds ‘ready to go’ after post-Olympics rest
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After a stellar 2012 that brought two world records and Olympic decathlon gold, Ashton Eaton was ready for a rest. What he had not bargained for was the physical and mental toll his achievements took out of him.
The American, hailed by sprint king Usain Bolt as the world’s greatest athlete, said his exploits had left him “feeling physically worn down.”
“I feel like a little bit more fragile this year for some reason,” Eaton, favorite to win gold at the world championships in Moscow, said at Luzhniki stadium yesterday.
“You see a lot of Olympic champions that are not at this (world championships) meet because it does take a toll on mind and body.”
Eaton produced sensational form last year, setting world records in the heptathlon at the world indoor championships and also in the decathlon at the US Olympic trials.
After winning the Olympics, he took a three-month layoff and returned to training in November. The 25-year-old did not expect to feel as sluggish as he did.
“It took longer to get moving and warm-up,” he said.
His preparations for Moscow, though, are back on track, and Eaton said he was in great shape in his bid for a first world title after taking silver behind compatriot and two-time winner Trey Hardee in South Korea in 2011.
“I feel ready to go,” he said.
The two-day decathlon gets underway on Saturday.
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