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  • Home >  2016 Olympics >  News

    Nick Willis concedes he may have retired, if not for this year's Olympics

    Nick Willis concedes he may have retired, if not for this year's Olympics

    24 February 2020

    The veteran Kiwi middle distance runner was six seconds shy of the automatic Olympic 1500 metres qualifying mark at the Sir Graeme Douglas International track and field meet in Auckland over the weekend.

    He is continuing to build towards a potential third Games medal in Tokyo.


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