Bolt guns for another gold rush
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August 23, 2011, Tuesday
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Usain Bolt will put his famous "Who faster?" taunt to the test again at the Daegu world championships.
Ever since his stunning world records and gold medals in the 100 and 200 meters at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and his repeat at the 2009 Berlin World Championships, the Jamaican sprinter has turned into one of the true global superstars in sports.
So when the championships open on Saturday, most of the attention will focus on Bolt.
"I am always confident. I am unbeaten this year and aim to defend all my titles in Daegu," Bolt said.
On top of his individual gold medals, he also helped Jamaica win titles in the sprint relays at Beijing and Berlin. Anything less than a haul of nine gold medals from Beijing and two world championships would be a disappointment for him ahead of the 2012 London Olympics.
"I think it will be the same as Berlin. Some people ran well in the early season but it is the championships that count," Bolt said. "We always train to peak at the major championships. My coach sets out the program with this as the goal."
Bolt was troubled by a bad back last year, and even if his times have been less than exceptional since, he says it no longer bothers him.
"The back injury was last year. I haven't had any problems with it this year," he said. Just don't count on world records this year."
Ever since his stunning world records and gold medals in the 100 and 200 meters at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and his repeat at the 2009 Berlin World Championships, the Jamaican sprinter has turned into one of the true global superstars in sports.
So when the championships open on Saturday, most of the attention will focus on Bolt.
"I am always confident. I am unbeaten this year and aim to defend all my titles in Daegu," Bolt said.
On top of his individual gold medals, he also helped Jamaica win titles in the sprint relays at Beijing and Berlin. Anything less than a haul of nine gold medals from Beijing and two world championships would be a disappointment for him ahead of the 2012 London Olympics.
"I think it will be the same as Berlin. Some people ran well in the early season but it is the championships that count," Bolt said. "We always train to peak at the major championships. My coach sets out the program with this as the goal."
Bolt was troubled by a bad back last year, and even if his times have been less than exceptional since, he says it no longer bothers him.
"The back injury was last year. I haven't had any problems with it this year," he said. Just don't count on world records this year."
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