Sprint king targeting all three titles in 100m, 200m and 4x100m despite fitness scare
Usain Bolt celebrates after winning the menu00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u0099s 200m on Day One of the Muller Anniversary Games at The Stadium -- Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London on July 22.
Kingston: By his own charismatic admission, Usain Bolt is a living legend. But if the Jamaican sprint king pulls off only part of his stated goals in Rio de Janeiro, a whole new vocabulary of superlatives will be required.
Usain Bolt celebrates after winning the men’s 200m on Day One of the Muller Anniversary Games at The Stadium — Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London on July 22. PIC/Getty Images
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Arguably the greatest sprinter in history, Bolt already owns the world records for the 100 meters and 200m. In London four years ago, he completed an unprecedented "Double Triple" by retaining the 100m, 200m and 4x100m crowns won four years earlier in Beijing. "I am now a living legend," Bolt informed reporters imperiously.
"Bask in my glory." In Rio, Bolt is targeting all three titles once again — a "Triple Triple" — as well as a new 200m record of under 19 seconds which he insists is achievable.
"My biggest dream at the Olympics is to win three gold medals again. That’s my focus, that’s what I want," Bolt said in an interview earlier this year.
"That’s the main aim. Everyone wants me to win again, but what they really want to see is records. One of the big records I want is the 200. What I want is sub-19 — the first man to ever have done it, it would be a game-changer."
It would take an almost superhuman performance from Bolt to become the first man to break the 19-second barrier. His fastest time this year is the 19.89 seconds he ran during the London Diamond League meeting on July 22. Bolt’s win in that race prompted a sigh of relief as he demonstrated his fitness after limping out of Jamaica’s Olympic trials weeks earlier with a hamstring injury.
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