Adam Justice
Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt has said he aims to crown his
legacy with an unprecedented Olympic three-peat by winning the 100m,
200m and 4x100m relay for the third games in a row in Rio de Janeiro,
and will aim to top that off by running the first sub-19 seconds time
ever.
Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt has said he aims to crown his
legacy with an unprecedented Olympic three-peat by winning the 100m,
200m and 4x100m relay for the third games in a row in Rio de Janeiro,
and will aim to top that off by running the first sub-19 seconds time
ever.
Appearing in Midtown
Manhattan on 19 April alongside Brazilian football legend Pele, the
29-year-old athletics icon cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the
New York City flagship store of Hublot. The fine watch boutique's new
location, on Fifth Avenue, was designed by famed architect Peter Marino
and will be Hublot's largest retail location in the United States.
As well as aiming to add to his tally of six
sprinting gold medals achieved at the games in Beijing in 2008 and
London in 2012, t
he
long-striding Jamaican runner said he might not stop there, leaving open
the chance that he could extend his career beyond the 2017 season that
he previously said would be his last.
"I'm going to be trying to be as focused as possible. This
is where my legacy, I think, will make a difference. If I can do the
three-peat. It's never been done. So I think I'm going to be a lot more
focused," he said.
Bolt said he would run his first race in Cayman, then
another in Ostrava, and then at his coach's June meet in Jamaica, before
the trials, before competing in the Diamond League meeting in London.
Bolt also said his coach, Glen Mills, wants him to leave the retirement
door open.
"Coach says I shouldn't say I want to retire just yet, I
should focus on the year and see how I feel after the world
championships [in 2017]," said the six-time Olympic gold medallist. "And
if I still feel like I want to retire, I should. But he says to give it
a chance, because I think my coach is pushing for me to go a few more
years. We'll see what happens," he added.
"Personally, I don't really want to continue for years and
years because it's getting hard. I have to sacrifice more and more. It
takes up so much of your time."
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