Christie happy at Olympics

NAMIBIAN sprinter Christie van Wyk expressed his gratitude towards the Namibian people and fans who constantly send him e-mails of encouragement.

Van Wyk is due to step into the blocks in the 100 meter heats of the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece on Saturday. Van Wyk was initially left out of the Namibian team but was later included after Athletics Namibia (AN) took the responsibility for his exclusion first time around.Namibia’s fastest white sprinter told Nampa yesterday his four-hour training sessions with sprint ace Frank Fredericks and 800 meter queen Agnes Samaria, boosted his moral tremendously.Van Wyk who worked in a construction company before he quit, has a personal best of 10,06 seconds in the 100m, while his qualifying time for Athens was 10,09 seconds, which he clocked in Abilene, Texas, where he is a student.”Every qualifying round is a final to me and I have to give what I got on Saturday,” he said.The 100m semi-finals and final is scheduled for Sunday evening.Meanwhile, Fredericks has registered to take part in the 100m event as well as the 200m sprint.The two sprinters are expected back home on August 25.Van Wyk was initially left out of the Namibian team but was later included after Athletics Namibia (AN) took the responsibility for his exclusion first time around.Namibia’s fastest white sprinter told Nampa yesterday his four-hour training sessions with sprint ace Frank Fredericks and 800 meter queen Agnes Samaria, boosted his moral tremendously.Van Wyk who worked in a construction company before he quit, has a personal best of 10,06 seconds in the 100m, while his qualifying time for Athens was 10,09 seconds, which he clocked in Abilene, Texas, where he is a student.”Every qualifying round is a final to me and I have to give what I got on Saturday,” he said.The 100m semi-finals and final is scheduled for Sunday evening.Meanwhile, Fredericks has registered to take part in the 100m event as well as the 200m sprint.The two sprinters are expected back home on August 25.