Despite recent indicators, Wariner taking nothing for granted

Osaka, Japan - Three weeks ago at Stockholm’s DN Galan, World and Olympic 400m champion Jeremy Wariner sped to a 43.50 performance to become the third fastest man ever. More recently, he produced training times faster than those of Michael Johnson in the World record holder’s lead up to his legendary 43.18 dash at the 1999 World Championships in Seville.
But the 24-year-old American is taking nothing for granted as he makes his final preparations for his title defence which begins on Tuesday (28).

“This year the competition’s even stronger than what it has been,” Wariner said. “The way Angelo [Taylor] and Lashawn Merritt have been running, I’m going to have to go out there and run my race like I did in Stockholm.”

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