Gardiner ‘perfectly fine’ after Stockholm 200

Gardiner ‘perfectly fine’ after Stockholm 200
Steven Gardiner

According to Olympian Steven Gardiner, it was a miscue and not an injury that contributed to an eighth-place finish in the men’s 200-meter (m) dash on Sunday in Stockholm, Sweden.

In an interview with Eyewitness News Sports, Gardiner denied suffering an injury during the race, and added that he was fully healthy and ready to compete again.

“I took a bad step in the curve and couldn’t recover,” Gardiner said.

“I wasn’t injured though, that’s how come I was able to still finish the race. I never said that I was injured though. I’m fine.”

Gardiner was in the mix up until the 75m mark, when he took the misstep and fell to the back of the pack, and eventually out of contention. He eventually crossed the line in 23.35 seconds.

Ramil Guliyev, from Turkey, won the race in 19.92 seconds.

About Randy Smith

Randy Smith is the producer of the widely-watched local television show “Beyond The Headlines” and the web content manager of Eyewitness News. He joined Eyewitness News as a sportscaster in 2018, a role he still performs, and has previously covered a slew of international sporting events, including the 2015 Pan American Games, the Nike EYBL Showcase, several IAAF World Relays, the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the Commonwealth Youth Games, the Bahamas Bowl and multiple CARIFTA Swimming and Track & Field Championships. Randy has been recognized by the Bahamas Press Club with awards for “Best Sports Broadcast” as a sportscaster and “Best TV Talk Show” as a producer.