Jamaican Usain Bolt arrived in Brazil late Wednesday night to begin final preparations for next month’s Olympic Games, where he will seek an unprecedented third successive sweep of both sprints.
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As recently as earlier this month, Bolt sent shockwaves through the athletics fraternity when he pulled out of the Jamaica National Trials with injury. But providing the spectacle desired is proving hard for the men. “But I’m not going to look at it like that”.
“I accept the man is a genius”.
Bolt has promoted Puma’s “Ignite” running shoes, but Bankhaus Lampe analyst Peter Steiner said track and field was a relatively small category so his eventual retirement was unlikely to be a big hit.
Bolt has been at the centre of a push by Gulden to put more emphasis on sport performance gear rather than fashion, also bolstered by its sponsorship of English soccer side Arsenal.
Bolt was long seen as a 200m specialist who many thought would eventually run the 400m but that never panned out as his lightning speed has kept him at or near the top of the 100m & 200m lists for eight years.
Sebastian Coe, head of track and field’s governing body, has to deal with that.
Bolt however is never more risky than when he is challenged. “I am now a living legend”, Bolt informed reporters imperiously. “Over time with different ideas, and the athletes that are coming up, the sport will stay current”.
Three fried egg sandwiches, an omelet, a bowl of grits, three pieces of french toast and three chocolate chip pancakes. that is what Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps used to eat for breakfast…every day.
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Bolt is considered to be one of the greatest athletes of all-time, let alone one of the best sprinters in the world right now.
