KC’s Clarke eying gold in highly anticipated 110m hurdles clash

KINGSTON School’s (KC) Daniel Clarke says he’s decided to make a robust assertion at subsequent month’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ and Women’ Athletics Championships, as he units his sights on turning the tables on Jamaica School’s Daniel Beckford in what is anticipated to be an electrifying Class One 110m Hurdles showdown.

Clarke, who completed second to Beckford finally 12 months’s championships, is assured that his onerous work and religion will assist him obtain his final purpose of profitable gold on the occasion which is about for March 25-29 on the Nationwide Stadium.

“My focus this 12 months is to do the perfect I can, no matter place, and decrease my instances from final 12 months. I simply wish to proceed enhancing myself,” Clarke acknowledged whereas crediting his religion in God as a key supply of his confidence, regardless of minor setbacks throughout coaching.

“I place confidence in God so I’m very assured. I’ve been coaching onerous. There might need been a few mishaps however I do know what I’m able to and I do know what God has in retailer for me, so I imagine I can do it,” he added.

With a private greatest time of 13.42 seconds Clarke is placing the steps in place as he seems to decrease his mark and show that he’s a critical contender for the gold medal.

“My preparations have been going nice up to now. I’ve been injury-free all season and issues are shaping up effectively. I’m most positively trying to higher my private greatest time, and I feel everyone seems to be trying ahead to enhancing on their instances,” he stated.

Clarke produced a meet file time of 13.60s to win the Boys’ Class One 110m Hurdles occasion on the SW Isaac-Henry improvement meet final Saturday on the Nationwide Stadium. He erased the earlier mark of 13.80 seconds.

He identified that refining his begin and enhancing his transitions will likely be essential to his success at subsequent month’s championships.

“I feel I must practise my begin and transition higher all through the race. As soon as I’m able to do that at Champs, then I’ll positively be in entrance on the finish,” he stated.

Regardless of the hype surrounding his rivalry with Beckford, Clarke insists that his largest competitors is himself.

“I don’t see anyone as rivals besides myself — it’s principally me operating in opposition to me. Once you deal with anyone else you all the time really feel like that particular person is in entrance of you, however while you deal with your self and imagine in your self then that you could be your solely rival,” he defined. “I feel it will likely be the race to look at at Champs and I’ll positively be prepared for it,” he declared.