Usain Bolt established himself as the fastest man on the planet by setting a world record in the 100 metres.
NEW YORK: Usain Bolt established himself as the fastest man on the planet by setting a world record in the 100 metres. Now the 21-year-old Jamaican has his eyes on a bigger prize — Olympic gold in athletics’ blue ribband event.
“I’m definitely going to run the 100 in the Olympics,” Bolt said. The 21-year-old Bolt has emerged this season as an extraordinary 100m man after making his mark in the 200, an event that brought him silver at last year’s world championships in Osaka.
Before the Reebok meeting, Bolt and his coach both said he was committed to running the 200 in Beijing but were unsure about the 100. That all changed with Bolt’’s performance on Saturday.
“I’ll be doubling now, definitely,” he said. Bolt said he was “pretty happy” with himself for setting the world record, but considered Olympic gold the big prize.
“I don’t think there’s any comparison between the two. You’ve got to be Olympic champion or world champion to really count. Tomorrow if someone comes and runs faster than me I’m no longer the fastest man in the world,” he said.
“If you’re the Olympic champion then they have to wait four more years to get you again. I think the Olympics is the biggest thing, so I’m looking for that, definitely.”
On Saturday, the 1.96m tall Jamaican exploded out of the blocks in sizzling fashion. “I got out well. I think I did good work today on my start. I’m just happy with myself.”
Bolt hit the heights by bursting past world champion Tyson Gay and pulling away. “Me and Tyson, we are horrible starters,” he said. “I’ve been working on it a lot. I was really surprised I did so well out of the blocks but I’m just proud of myself."
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