Bolt, who burst onto the scene with his world record eight years ago in Beijing, turns 30 after these Olympics and already announced that this will be his last Olympics.
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Rio de Janeiro: Usain Bolt roused a quiet morning at the Olympic stadium as only he can on Tuesday, remaining firmly on course for his historic “triple triple” by coasting through the 200 meters heats in 20.28 seconds. Bolt admitted to some anxiety ahead of his heat. “It’s a good start and I’m happy”, he said later.
“I wasn’t anxious; after the semis I think my confidence went way up because I knew I executed really well”. “My chances are really good, I been training really hard and I’m feeling more speed and strength”.
In today’s era, it is nearly impossible to beat Usain Bolt in any kind of race.
“I’m a little bit exhausted now”, claimed Bolt after the race.
“I’m really proud of him. I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s semi-finals”.
American Justin Gatlin, who won silver behind Bolt in the 100m, also looked comfortable as he won his heat in 20.42sec.
Gatlin even got a few cheers, in stark contrast to the booing that greeted him in the 100m.
The picture was put together by a Sydney based photographer for an agency. He coasted over the finish line with the best time in his heat. “The body sometimes checks out, but mentally you’ve got to push through”, he said. Initially, Justin Gatlin of United States of America was ahead of him till 60 metres left.
“It’s not just the run that’s tiring, it’s the transportation getting to and from the athletes village to here because of the traffic, ” Gatlin said. “We all want to come together like a brotherhood”.
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Team GB’s best medal hope in the 200m is Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, who ran 19.95 in May to become the second fastest ever Brit in the 200m.
