Anthony Foster, STAR Writer
Danny McFarlane ... the veteran could strike another medal in the 400m hurldes. - File
BEIJING, China
Reigning Olympic 400m hurdles silver medallist, Danny McFarlane, is not making any predictions about who will win his event, which starts tomorrow morning at 8:55 a.m. (Ja time).
Instead, the self-proclaimed toughman of Jamaican athletics is simply biding his time in the shadows.
"It's just the same old, same old me," noted McFarlane, a flat-400 runner who met immediate success when he switched to quarter-hurdles just ahead of the 2004 Games in Athens.
"I never get too excited over this ... but I know what I need to do," added the Olympic veteran and many-time World Championships mile-relay medallist.
"I am just going out there to try and give 100 per cent and whatever that gives me, I will take it."
Wide open
Looking at the field, McFarlane, who has a season-best 48.29 seconds, listed the American trio of World Champion Kerron Clement, Bershawn Jackson and Angelo Taylor, as contenders, but went on to say the race is wide open.
"Clement kind of stand out because it's the Clement from last year and he has the goods ... all eyes (are) on his back," said McFarlane.
"He's supposed to be the best in the field, but the prediction is not for me," added McFarlane, who finished behind Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic in Athens 2004.
"You have a lot of people, a lot who can win," added McFarlane, who always says thanks to the "Most Almighty" in interviews.
Commenting further, he said: "I leave that to the Most High and the Most High decides what we must get."
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