Bartonietz says Walcott like ex-ward, both have their own ideas

THERE is something about Klaus Bartonietz, or so it seems. Last time when he was coaching Neeraj Chopra, his ward became the world champion (Budapest in 2023). In 2024, he began helping Trinidad and Tobago's Keshorn Walcott.

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On Thursday, Walcott became the new world champion. Conversations with Klaus are always illuminating and a discovery of the self. Former coach of Neeraj Chopra, he is an avid reader and loves to share his experiences. When asked what's the secret behind his Worlds success, like a Zen Master, Bartonietz said: "who does not know anything, he is talking, but who knows, he is quiet." "The philosophy is we are coaches. We are like teachers. And there's a very wise saying that the teacher opens the door, but the athlete must step in, himself or herself. It is not what you can see sometimes... that coach pressuring and coaching, coaching and the athlete (I had some athletes) would say coach, what to do now? How I am? What I'm doing? No, that's not the way. "You need self-understanding athletes. Thinking and knowledge and has to be creative in his own t