To do it, he’ll have to beat Justin Gatlin, the fastest man in the world this year, as well as six of the quickest men on the planet.
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But Bolt also revealed that his coach Glen Mills had said he should aim for a fifth Olympic appearance in four years in Tokyo. I don’t make the rules, I don’t make the decisions. But providing the spectacle desired is proving hard for the men.
He said: “The women have really shown more promise running fast times”.
Bolt expects Rio to be his last Olympics, but he still dangles the possibility of a trip to Tokyo. However, once he gets there, there’s only 24 minutes that likely separate Burroughs and his dream of a second Olympic gold medal.
But Games organisers, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), said the Olympic Charter does not allow such a gesture even if they have invited Stepanova, who dubbed the decision “unfair”, and her husband to Rio as guests.
“Personally, I feel I can go for the 200m record because there’s room for improvement to increase my speed”, said the Jamaican runner. “There are a lot of athletes stepping up”. I just have to go along with it. Many sports would really like to be discussing a Bolt in their ranks: “they don’t and they can’t”, said IAAF president Sebastian Coe who still believes that other track stars deserve the Rio spotlight.
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.
He is absolutely certain he will be greatly missed.
The Gleaner, one of Jamaica’s biggest daily broadsheets, recently ranked and authoritatively maintained that Namibia’s sprint legend, Frank Fredericks, is one of the greatest ever 200m athletes of all time.
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“No, I don’t personally think so”, he replied when asked if his record-breaking days were behind him.
