“Literally the only thing that could help it was time and rest - the two things we did not have,” said Hoppel, able to grin about it now that he made it through to become an Olympian.
Hoppel couldn’t afford to test his quads for some time, otherwise he was likely to aggravate the injury further. trials just four weeks away at that point. Not only did Hoppel have to drop out of his scheduled race in Boston, but he felt “blind” to what would come next, with the U.S.
trials and securing his spot on the national team for the Olympics. “That was like the first time I’ve ever been injured,” said Hoppel, while reflecting recently on the challenge of adding rehab and uncertainty to his training schedule before finishing third at the U.S. That’s when the five-time college All-American, two-time NCAA champion and 2020 USA indoor champion in the 800 felt a “jolting pain” in his right quadriceps. While gearing up in late May to leave for the adidas Boost Boston Games, Hoppel was speed training when he decided to challenge himself during a race with a teammate. But his path toward qualifying turned more dramatic than Hoppel was counting on when he suffered an injury just a month before the U.S. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)īryce Hoppel’s string of successes in the 800 meters over the past couple of years made a trip to the Tokyo Olympics seem inevitable for the former University of Kansas track star. Bryce Hoppel, of the United States smiles after a men's 800 meter semifinal at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Sunday, Sept.
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