All the hard work has now gone waste, says Jinson Johnson

Laments on how COVID-19 has affected his preparations and life

Three years ago, Jinson Johnson was the toast of the country when he returned with a gold and silver from the Jakarta Asian Games. He grew stronger in September 2019 when he set a National record in the 1500m clocking 3:35.24s in Berlin and came very close to the Olympics qualification time of 3:35.00s. The Tokyo ticket appeared to be in his reach then. But an Achilles tendon injury later that year put him off track for many months. Then came the long coronavirus lockdown. Johnson suffered another jolt last month when COVID-19 hit him.