Jamaican dash legend Usain Bolt, typically hailed because the quickest man on Earth, expressed confidence that none of his world data, together with the 100m and 200m, are at instant danger of being damaged.
Bolt, an eight-time Olympic gold medalist, set each data with astonishing occasions of 9.58 seconds within the 100m and 19.19 seconds within the 200m in the course of the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, Germany.
Reflecting on his record-breaking feats, Bolt shared in an interview with World Athletics, “I knew I used to be going to interrupt the world report as a result of I used to be in such fine condition on the time and I used to be operating nice all through the season.”
None has come shut so far
A number of athletes, together with Fred Kerley, Ferdinand Omanyala, and Noah Lyles, have voiced their aspirations to surpass Bolt’s 100m world report, however none has come shut so far. Kerley, the 2022 World 100m Champion, boasts a private better of 9.76 seconds, whereas Omanyala, the 2022 Commonwealth Champion, has a private better of 9.77 seconds. Lyles achieved a private better of 9.83 seconds to say 100m gold on the Budapest World Championships earlier this yr.
Regarding the challenges of breaking these data, Bolt commented, “Not frightened about any of them,” and added, “I feel the hundred goes to be more durable as a result of it’s faster, and in the event you make a mistake in the course of the race, you’re not going to get it. It’s much more technical, so I feel perhaps the hundred goes to go final.”
Bolt additionally spoke concerning the enduring legacy of being generally known as the quickest man ever and his reference to followers over time. “It’s a fantastic title to have. It’s one thing that I get pleasure from listening to and I get pleasure from figuring out,” he remarked. “It’s all the time been so stunning for me. They provide me a lot power. I bear in mind even by means of the World Championships within the pandemic I used to be like I couldn’t compete on this. On my own within the stadium, I couldn’t as a result of I dwell a lot for the power and the vibes.”
