Supercoach Ans Botha says athletics saved her
AS her protégé glides effortlessly around the Bellinzona track, “Tannie” Ans Botha watches pensively, and in awe of the immense talent she has had the privilege to mould and nurture. Wayde van Niekerk’s one-lap trot around the Swiss track in September marked his first international race in three years. His return to the track represented a final sigh of relief after the emotional ebb and flow that accompanied his recovery from a career-threatening injury in 2017. “That evening in Bellinzona, I stood next to that track, and my whole body was covered in goosebumps, and I just thought to myself…