 Geeling.info - GEELONG'S injured race walker Nathan Deakes is optimistic he'll be fit for the 50km event at the World Athletic Championships.
Deakes said from Helsinki last night his hamstring injury was ``coming along very well''.
``I had my first walk this morning and got through it pretty well. I'm fairly confident I should be right for Friday,'' he said.
Deakes is desperately keen to win a medal in the on Friday after missing the 20km race walk on Saturday.
``I walked an hour this morning, that's better than nothing considering I haven't done any race walking at all for the last two weeks,'' he said.
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