American Olympic champion runner Matthew Centrowitz will compete in races in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney as he makes his comeback from injury, with his eyes firmly on making the Paris Olympic team.
Matthew Centrowitz won gold for the USA at the 2016 Rio Olympics in the men's 1,500 metres eventCentrowitz will race in the Adelaide International this weekend
"Once we realised I was going to need surgery it was already like the end of May and so the whole season was pretty much chalked at that point."Centrowitz didn't resume training until September. Despite delays in transit which cost him 48 hours, Centrowitz was delighted about his decision to make the journey again.
"You guys are gearing up for your national championships next month so all the athletes are like raring to go," Centrowitz said.
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