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Up-to-date sporting news from around the world. good money running in the US and through other opportunities, and if he can manage the lifestyle he wants to keep on going,’’ added Goodman.

But there’s another potential factor that might lengthen Willis’ career, which now with those two Olympic medals, is up there in the conversation with Peter Snell, Jack Lovelock and John Walker.

‘‘The serious efforts now to drug test in Ethiopia and Kenya and some of those countries are helping him because some athletes who supposedly had a cloud over them are now not running so well because they are being scrutinised.

‘‘Unfortunately it may be a bit late in his career but it might allow him to keep going a bit longer because he’s getting cleaner opposition.’’