Canada’s Nettey & Co. looking for big results at Diamond League Final
TORONTO — When Christabel Nettey won gold at the Commonwealth Games in March, on the heels of her first world indoor appearance in three years, she believed her battered body had finally turned the corner. Good health must be on the horizon.
But the 27-year-old long jumper from Surrey, B.C., found it was difficult to recharge after the Games on Australia’s Gold Coast, and by June, she was physically and mentally spent.
“It was hard to organize myself the latter part of the season because my Diamond Leagues didn’t start until June, so it was trying to figure out a balance between staying focused and being able to get rest, and I don’t think I fully got it there,” Nettey said. “I went to Europe for a few meets, my body was breaking down and I was really tired, and that’s why the latter part of my season has been a little bit up and down.”
Nettey hopes her season is back on the upswing heading into this week’s Diamond League Final, the much-anticipated finale of track and field’s prestigious circuit.