PARIS : American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks said he is still "broken" from the positive COVID-19 test that shattered his Tokyo Olympic dreams three years ago, as he hopes to write a new story for himself at the Paris Games.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Men's Pole Vault Qualification - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 03, 2024. Sam Kendricks of United States reacts. REUTERS/Aleksandra SzmigielPARIS : American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks said he is still"broken" from the positive COVID-19 test that shattered his Tokyo Olympic dreams three years ago, as he hopes to write a new story for himself at the Paris Games.
"It was a positive test that sealed my fate, not that I was sick at all. I’m still broken because of it, and also damaged goods in the eyes of every brand," Kendricks told reporters on Saturday.Kendricks, 31, got through the opening stage of the pole vault competition with a leap of 5.75 metres on Saturday but nearly did not come to the Games."The Olympics screwed me - everybody at Team USA left me behind," he said.
"There is no greater joy than being in the Olympic stadium and being welcomed in front of a crowd that is loving and supporting," he said."I have missed it, I really have. I never want to be without it for any reason ever again."
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