Wightman had hoped 2024 was the yr the place “every part was going to return again spherical collectively and it was going to be my greatest season” after placing his damage struggles behind him.
“So it’s a horrible technique to finish an Olympic expertise – I did not get to go,” he mentioned. “For me, it’s now a choice of what I do.
“I may simply have been crushed by it and never wished to hold on. However that may’t be how I go away my expertise with the Olympic Video games.
“I hope to attempt to push on for yet another cycle now, which I really feel motivated to go and do somewhat than be disillusioned and downbeat. I must preserve that fireplace inside, which I’m glad remains to be there.”
A foot drawback prevented Wightman from defending his world title in 2023 and he then missed the British Olympic trials in June due to a calf damage.
Nonetheless, he acquired a discretionary decide by Staff GB selectors for the 800m earlier than his hopes for Paris have been dashed.
“I feel in all probability the cruellest bit was I assumed I had my little bit of dangerous luck and wobble of the summer time after I did not do the trials,” Wightman mentioned.
“I do not assume I may take care of too many extra huge blows like I’ve, so I hope I can have doubtlessly 4 years of unbroken coaching and racing, which is what I desperately want.”
Wightman is within the sport to chase championships and medals.
“I nonetheless imagine I can try this and I imagine I may have completed that these previous few years, however I simply have not been given the possibility to indicate it, so that’s the cruellest bit,” he added.
“So it’s about ensuring I show I can nonetheless do it and show that each one their arduous work hasn’t gone to waste.”
