'I am still here'

'I am still here' Sprinter promises better 2017 Forgotten 200- and 100-metre sprinter Dantago Gurirab still has hope of making an incredible come back into athletics. Namibian sprinter Dantago Gurirab says that he is still chasing his dream of becoming a world''s greatest despite spending almost a year off the track .

The male sprinter revealed that he has begun with working out in order to start 2017 with a bang.

“I have been out for almost one year but I will never quit athletics because it is my life and I love it very much.

“Currently, I started working out on my muscles because it is one of the most important things an athlete has to do.

“There has never been a time I planned on quitting despite the challenges that I came across in life. My view is that I was born to make it,” Gurirab said.

The athlete was part of the Namibian team that participated at the Confederation of School Sports Associations of Southern Africa (Cossasa) Games in Botswana in 2007.

He won silver medals in his 100 m and 200 m races, and went on to win a bronze medal in the same competition.

In 2008, the athlete took part in the World Youth Games which took place in the Czech Republic and he fell out in the semi-finals of the competition.

Gurirab was also part of the 2015 Jamaica''s University''s relay team that took part at a pan-American competition held in Philadelphia in the United States.

In the same year, Gurirab went on to win the 200 m Zone VI gold medal, as well as a silver medal.

He also qualified for the 2008 World Youth Games in the Czech Republic, where he made the semi-finals.

“I learned from the likes of Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt who we used to train with in Jamaica that life can come with challenges, but you have to keep your eyes on the prize.

“The most important thing in my life right now is to stay focused and chase my dreams of becoming a world or Olympic champion,” he said.

Jesse Jackson Kauraisa