Bolt healthy and ready for Moscow
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Usain Bolt’s hamstring has healed. So, too, have any other nagging injuries that have been holding him back in recent months.
The fastest man on the planet feels completely healthy heading into the world championships in Moscow next week.
His sport can’t say the same.
Track has a dark cloud hanging over it after some of the best sprinters recently tested positive for banned substances, a list that includes Tyson Gay, Asafa Powell, Veronica Campbell-Brown and Sherone Simpson.
Bolt’s task may not be to just win titles, but to win in spectacular fashion, which could change the conversation his sport is currently mired in.
The Jamaican sensation insists there’s no added pressure and that once he coils into the starting blocks, his focus is only on one thing — the finish line.
“I can’t let those scandals cloud my job,” Bolt wrote in an e-mail. “I see running as a gift given to me to inspire people.”
He certainly puts on an entertaining show, preening and prancing before a race and then dominating once the gun goes off. As is often the case, Bolt will be the star attraction in Moscow even in a depleted field.
Still, fans can look forward to his races because a world record is always possible when he steps on the track.
Bolt admitted the scandals have an impact on the sport.
“Of course there is an impact, but I have to remain focused... Right now, my only focus is winning three gold medals at worlds,” he said.
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