April became the first man to win the marathon three times when he crossed the line in two hours, 11 minutes and 25 seconds on Sunday to book himself a spot in the Olympics.
“It’s every man’s dream to win at the Olympics, and I am no different.
“It’s also something I look forward to. I am hoping to get a medal,” the 32-year-old said.
“Anything can happen. It’s a championship race where there are not pacemakers or anything like that.”
April says the weather in Rio could be major factor in deciding who wins the gold medal.
“The climate is going to be hot like Durban. Also, I’ve never been to Rio but people from South Africa have told us what type of a course it will be.
“It will be a 10km loop and they say it’s flat, but we’ll only find out when we get there.
“This time around it’s only going to be three from each country, not like 20 as it was in London.”
The two-times winner of the Two Oceans Half Marathon said the win in Germany was a huge confidence-booster heading into Rio.
But he did say he was a bit disappointed with his finishing time as he was hoping to break his own record of 2:08:32.
