Usain Bolt's Coach Says Jamaican Could Compete At 2020 Olympics
Usain Bolt's Coach Says Jamaican Could Compete At 2020 Olympics
2016 may not be Usain Bolt’s final Olympic campaign after all.In a Sunday interview with the Jamaican network 1Spot Media, the world’s fastest man said that
2016 may not be Usain Bolt’s final Olympic campaign after all.
In a Sunday interview with the Jamaican network 1Spot Media, the world’s fastest man said that his coach Glen Mills believes Bolt could compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
“Coach said I can go on to even the next Olympics in 2020. I’m not going to say what I’m going to do, but my coaches say I should stop talking about retirement," Bolt said.
The 29-year-old announced last February that 2017 was likely to be his final season, but yesterday the mighty Jamaican said that if he’s still competing at his best, he’d be up for a fifth Olympic appearance.
“If I feel I can do it, I’ll definitely try. But for me, I want to retire on top of my game.”
Even despite injury concerns throughout the early part of last summer, Bolt retained his spot atop the sprinting world by beating out American Justin Gatlin for 100m and 200m gold at the World Championships while also anchoring the Jamaicans to 4x100m glory.
Bolt made it clear that he doesn’t want to be the guy that calls it quits after he’s already relinquished his position as the best sprinter alive, and he cited the forgettable Michael Jordan Washington Wizards era as an example of an undesirable exit he’s determined to avoid. Instead, he wants to leave track and field much in the same way Michael Johnson did, while still the best.
“I’m not that type of person. That’s one of the questions I asked Michael Johnson, ‘why did you retire when you were dominating?’ He said, ‘I’ve done everything in the sport, I was on top, why should I continue?,'" he said.
If one thing is clear right now, it's that Bolt is still unquestionably on top.
In a Sunday interview with the Jamaican network 1Spot Media, the world’s fastest man said that his coach Glen Mills believes Bolt could compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
“Coach said I can go on to even the next Olympics in 2020. I’m not going to say what I’m going to do, but my coaches say I should stop talking about retirement," Bolt said.
The 29-year-old announced last February that 2017 was likely to be his final season, but yesterday the mighty Jamaican said that if he’s still competing at his best, he’d be up for a fifth Olympic appearance.
“If I feel I can do it, I’ll definitely try. But for me, I want to retire on top of my game.”
Even despite injury concerns throughout the early part of last summer, Bolt retained his spot atop the sprinting world by beating out American Justin Gatlin for 100m and 200m gold at the World Championships while also anchoring the Jamaicans to 4x100m glory.
Bolt made it clear that he doesn’t want to be the guy that calls it quits after he’s already relinquished his position as the best sprinter alive, and he cited the forgettable Michael Jordan Washington Wizards era as an example of an undesirable exit he’s determined to avoid. Instead, he wants to leave track and field much in the same way Michael Johnson did, while still the best.
“I’m not that type of person. That’s one of the questions I asked Michael Johnson, ‘why did you retire when you were dominating?’ He said, ‘I’ve done everything in the sport, I was on top, why should I continue?,'" he said.
If one thing is clear right now, it's that Bolt is still unquestionably on top.
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