Christopher Taylor marks return to track with 400m win

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Eight years after his historic feat of running a jaw-dropping World and Olympic Record in the men's 400m event, South African track icon Wayde van Niekerk has revealed the challenges of getting back to his best.

Kishane Thompson Flashes Speed, Christopher Taylor Marks Comeback at JAAA World Champs Prep #1 - Trackalerts.com, track and field news website

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Kishane Thompson delivered the fastest mark of the day in the men’s 100m preliminaries, and Olympic finalist Christopher Taylor returned to competition with a win in the 400m, as local athletes tuned up at the JAAA World Championships Preparation Meet #1 at the National Stadium. Thompson, competing for MVP Track Club, ran a wind-assisted 10.04 (+2.3 m/s) in the heats, ran on the backstretch at the National Stadium in Kingston…

Christopher Taylor marks return to track with 400m win

Jamaican sprinter Christopher Taylor made his official return to the track on Saturday, winning the men’s 400 metres in 45.66 seconds before a modest crowd at the National Stadium in St Andrew. Taylor was competing at the Jamaica Athletics...