Former world javelin champion is already planning for next season as he looks to right the wrongs of 2024.

The 2015 world champion endured a difficult campaign when he made it to the via the world rankings, having failed to hit the qualifying standard of a throw of 85m before the June 30 deadline.

He would record a season’s best of 87.72m to finish fifth overall at the but he struggled in the where he ultimately missed out on a slot in the final.

Former world javelin champion Julius Yego is saddened by the lack of support for non-track athletes in Kenya and feels the country will struggle in field events once he retires.

That was largely due to injuries that sowed the 2016 Olympics silver medallist down with bad form also making his season difficult, but after the promising performance at the 2024 Olympics, Yego now feels re-energised and ready to take on his opponents next year with the main focus being the , Japan.

“I said it could be my last Olympics [2024] having taken judgment from the prior seasons of injuries so I wasn’t really sure of making a good appearance there but in 2025, I am there,” Yego told

“Having also achieved the standards to WC [World Championships] in Tokyo, I am in pre-season mode already and ready to go again, re-energised and ready to hit the runway again.

The athletics community is in shock after the recent deaths of three Kenyan athletes, prompting Julius Yego to call attention to the mental health crisis affecting athletes and urge people to offer emotional and psychological support.

“I don’t want to make targets but I will be among those going for top honours for sure”

Yego will need to greatly improve to have a chance against his rivals, some of whom threw over 90m, in 2024.

Yego, who posted 83m in Lausanne, 78.37m in Doha and missed out of the Diamond League final after a 69.61 throw in Zurich, is currently thanks to his Olympics performance, which should be a cause for optimism for the five-time African champion.

Julius Yego displayed a great act of sportsmanship as he warmly embraced Botswanan youngster Letsile Tebogo live on camera at Lausanne Diamond League.

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