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I Want to Finish the Way I Started”: Walcott Reflects on Career and Looks Ahead to LA 2028
Written by Leighton Levy. Posted in Athletics. | 11 May 2025 | 270 Views
Tags: Athletics, Keshorn Walcott, World Championships

 More than a decade after his golden moment at the London 2012 Olympics, Trinidad and Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott is still throwing—and still chasing one last shot at glory. Now 32, the two-time Olympic medallist has confirmed he plans to continue competing through to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, if his body allows.

“Honestly, I think maybe until the next Olympics, until 2028—depending on my health. When I started this, I always told myself, you know, I would finish around 35,” Walcott told Sportsmax.TV in a recent exclusive.

Walcott’s journey has been anything but ordinary. After winning gold in 2012, he returned to the Olympic podium with bronze in Rio 2016 and nearly medalled again in Paris 2024, where the javelin final was one of the most competitive in recent memory.

“Last year's Olympics are gone. We have to leave that in the past and move forward. It's like you cannot go to Olympics and not get a medal at 86 metres. That’s crazy.”

The Paris final, won in dramatic fashion by Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem, underscored how far the event has come. For Walcott, that growth is both motivating and humbling.

“I think I have a couple years again. Hopefully, things go well. I made some changes in terms of coaching and like adding people, so it’s going to be a whole new experience,” he said.

Among those changes is the addition of Klaus Bartonietz, renowned coach of Olympic and World Champion Neeraj Chopra, who now guides Walcott’s training and competitive planning.

With a new team in place and a refined approach, Walcott begins his 2025 campaign on May 16 at the Doha Diamond League. But the focus remains long-term.

“Competition starts in Doha… so yeah, just waiting to see how things go. Obviously, the main objective is World Championship at the end of the year,” he said.

Despite the toll that professional athletics can take, Walcott remains grounded in why he started—and how he wants to finish. “Being an athlete, you can’t really live. So I would try to do some living after this,” he explained.

“For now, my plan is to just enjoy what I’m doing and I’ll make the best of it. The same way I started is the same way I want to end.”