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Broadbell hurdling towards gold medal upgrade
February 21, 2025
Olympic bronze medallist Rasheed Broadbell is aiming to move further up the podium and take the gold home at this year's World Athletics Championships scheduled for Tokyo, Japan, in September.
Already getting a taste of international gold after claiming the 2022 Commonwealth 110-metre hurdles title, Broadbell said she would like to repeat such a victory, but this time at the Worlds.
"I have goals that I won't speak about, because people would probably think I am crazy, but most definitely, I want to be at the top of the podium," he shared.
"I should have been on top of the podium last year, but given the form and the shape that I was in earlier before the Games", he said it didn't happen.
"I mean, every season is always a trial to be better than the last."
While he finished third at the 2024 Olympic Games in the 110m hurdles , his 2023 World Championships performance did not see him making it to the semi-finals, as he fell at the ninth hurdle at the Budapest, Hungary staging.
Despite this, Broadbell said with his progress so far this season, his performance should speak volumes.
"[I am] looking forward to progress, and based on my progress in training right now and how my body is feeling, I know it is going to be super great. Hopefully I don't pick up anything to hinder me or set me back. I am putting in the work to ensure I have the stability to keep the body going," the 24-year-old said.
He credited his progress to his new training environment, after departing Elite Performance Track Club, to return to his former camp, MVP Track Club.
"In the environment that I am at, I am super happy there. So every day when we you are going, you know it is hard work, (but) being there in that environment it doesn't feel as hard.
"I am happy to be doing the hard work - not saying I wasn't happy before, it is just that now I am feeling heavily motivated to get the season on the way, because I know I am with one of the best in the world - coaching," he said about the Stephen Francis-led camp.
Broadbell said that at this point, he feels no pressure to go after what he wants, the gold.
"It is never any pressure; the only time I feel pressured is when I know my body is not up to where I want it to be, and I have to be able to produce my best performance," he admitted with confidence.
He said one of the things that keeps him pressure-free is the motivation from his family.
"It is always about being able to take care of my family and whatever it is that they need and to support them. That is my main drive, and that is not ever going to change until it is time for me to put up the shoes," he said.
Broadbell has a personal best of 12.94 seconds over the 110m hurdles, .4 seconds slower than the Jamaican record and .14 seconds shy of the world record.
