Levine not dwelling on motorbike crash as he focuses on recovery

BySportsbeat

Published 14/04/2017 at 17:42 GMT

Nigel Levine is refusing to dwell on the past as he and fellow British sprinter James Ellington try their best to move on from January's motorbike crash that ended their season before it had even begun.

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Levine and Ellington, who both represented Team GB at last summer's Olympic Games in Rio, were hit by an oncoming car while on a training camp in Spain.

The accident saw 27-year-old Levine suffer a broken pelvis, while Ellington, a 100m and 200m specialist, broke his pelvis and both legs.

While both have been ruled out of the 2017 season, they are making remarkable progress in their recovery, with Ellington taking his first steps just two weeks after the crash.

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And 400m runner Levine insists they are focusing on the positives as they await their return to the track.

"These things happen, accidents do happen," he told BBC Look East.

"There's certain stuff you can't do to avoid it and I've just got to accept it.

"I've accepted what's happened and I'm grateful to be well, alive and healthy, as well as James.

"I see on social media he's progressing really well and I'm doing pretty well. I've got a good team behind me, great friends and family, the physios, great coach, training partners. They're all there behind me.

"I can't complain. It's something tough to deal with but I believe I'm dealing with it pretty well.

"I don't really think about it too much because what's been done has been done.

"I'm still smiling and getting on with life."

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