'Oh wow! A 100m National record?!' Do world champion all-round athletes, all-time legends still have that inner athlete, that first-timer, residing in them? Think about it, the answer may not be as simple as the question appears. Because, scanning the Times of India sports pages less than 10 hours after landing in India from Portland, Oregon and a short run with kids at India Gate, Ashton Eaton spied that little piece of athletics wonder on our pages.
In an instant all the travel fatigue vanished, the tired mind and eyes suddenly all sharp and sparkle, as he leaned further into the page. All the introductory chatter was shut out as the decathlon legend pored over the report detailing HH Manikanta's 100m record at the National Athletics currently on in Bengaluru.
