00:00Before Jareem Richards left for the World Championships in Tokyo, he set his sights on breaking the 200-meter world record set by Atto Boldan.
00:09He fell short of the 19.77 target. Was he saving himself for the World Championships?
00:15No, I definitely wasn't playing possum. I came down to China and Tobago expecting to run 19 seconds.
00:21I had a 19.86 season best this year and I was aiming to go faster to break the national record but sadly I didn't.
00:32What do you think was key to you with tapering before the World Championship?
00:36My coach knew exactly what the plan was to be ready at World Championships and around that time is when I started to produce faster times in the 400 meters.
00:48The coach had a really good plan of tapering towards the World Championships this year.
00:52Richard, who is a World Indoor Champion, a CSE gold medalist and now a silver medalist at the World Championships, still does not fully believe he gets the respect he deserves.
01:02Now that you've gotten a silver medal at the World Championships, that you are officially one of the best athletes in the world.
01:09I don't know if I get that respect. I feel like respect varies depends on who it is and what they're looking for, what qualities they look for in athletes.
01:17I think I'm already respected by my internal circle. They know how hard I work. They know the hard times that I would have gone through to be able to get to this point.
01:27So, you know, it doesn't even really matter to me honestly about if other people respect or not.
01:32However, he knows the significance of his achievements and how it matches up against the best in the world.
01:37Well, then, yeah, in that case, I think definitely it in a sense solidifies as one of the top 400 meter runners and 200.
01:47Nobody has done it, the double like that in a while. You know, so I'm just grateful to God, you know, to be able to be one of those in a sense legendary names.
01:56Despite being in the form of his life, Richards intends to rest ahead of the 2026 season.
02:01He's spending time explaining to athletes the importance of picking themselves on teams rather than relying on relay teams.
02:08Like these individuals here from Simplex Athletics Club under the coaching of Gunness Passat.
02:13My coaches tell me don't let the highs get too high and don't let the lows get too low.
02:17It means when you win, enjoy it in the moment, but don't think that.
02:22Don't carry that win three days down the road. You win, enjoy it in the moment and that is it.
02:27Sergio Dufort, TV's Export.
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