Former world 100 metres Yohan Blake has targeted next year’s Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast as he attempts to regain his position at the top of the sport.
The 27-year-old Jamaican finished fourth in the 100m at last year’s International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships in London but failed to reach the final of the 200m.
The double Olympic gold medallist, seen as the natural heir to Usain Blake before injuries took their toll, missed the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
He had already announced he would skip the event in the Scottish city only to then injure himself in the IAAF Diamond League event in Glasgow a few weeks before the Games, aggravating a hamstring problem and pulling up in the 100m.
Blake took nearly two years to get back to world-class form, finishing fourth in the 100m at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
He was then part of the Jamaican 4x100m relay team that won the gold medal, retaining their title from London 2012.
“I feel very good, my coach is happy, training is going great and I am looking forward to this season,” Blake told Star Sports in Jamaica.
“I kick it off with the Commonwealth Games and so I am going to start from there.”
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