With dark clouds hanging over the Olympic Games, Unain bolb sais ready to light up Rio 2016.
The
world's fastest man is bidding for an unprecedented "triple triple" of
gold medals in Brazil, hoping to become the first athlete to win the
100- and 200-meter as well as the 4x100-meter relay title at three
consecutive Games.
And as the Russain doping sandals threatens to overshadow the competition, the Jamaican is ready to deliver a good news story for track and field.
"I
know the sport needs me to win or it needs me to come out on top and
that's the same thing I want," the 29-year-old told reporters. "We want
the same thing, so I'm just working hard and staying focused."
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Bolt
cut a relaxed figure as he spoke with journalists on the 12th floor of a
London hotel, showing no signs of self-doubt after a frustrating year
so far.
He
was forced out of the 200-meter final at this month's Jamaican trials
with a torn hamstring, although Bolt had clocked a time of 9.88 seconds
over 100 meters in June.
Insisting
he's feeling no ill effects from the injury, Bolt says he can still run
faster than he's ever ran before ... over 200 meters at least.
"No, I don't personally think so," he replied when asked if his record-breaking days were behind him.
"I
think the 100, for me, is always going to be harder because it's so
technical," Bolt explained. "It's all about me getting a good start and
executing right and stuff like that.
"But
I think always, in 200, there's room for running faster. So I really
want to try to go after the 200-meter world record this year."
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