Wightman had hoped 2024 was the 12 months the place “every part was going to return again spherical collectively and it was going to be my greatest season” after placing his harm struggles behind him.
“So it’s a horrible technique to finish an Olympic expertise – I did not get to go,” he stated. “For me, it’s now a call of what I do.
“I might simply have been crushed by it and never wished to hold on. However that may’t be how I depart my expertise with the Olympic Video games.
“I’m hoping to attempt to push on for yet another cycle now, which I really feel motivated to go and do reasonably than be disenchanted and downbeat. I have to preserve that fireside inside, which I’m glad remains to be there.”
A foot drawback prevented Wightman from defending his world title in 2023 and he then missed the British Olympic trials in June due to a calf harm.
Nonetheless, he acquired a discretionary choose by Workforce GB selectors for the 800m earlier than his hopes for Paris had been dashed.
“I feel in all probability the cruellest bit was I believed I had my little bit of dangerous luck and wobble of the summer season after I did not do the trials,” Wightman stated.
“I do not suppose I might take care of too many extra large blows like I’ve, so I’m hoping I can have doubtlessly 4 years of unbroken coaching and racing, which is what I desperately want.”
Wightman is within the sport to chase championships and medals.
“I nonetheless consider I can do this and I consider I might have performed that these previous couple of years, however I simply have not been given the possibility to indicate it, so that’s the cruellest bit,” he added.
“So it’s about ensuring I show I can nonetheless do it and show that every one their exhausting work hasn’t gone to waste.”