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Jamaica's Usain Bolt
Despite the fact that it will be difficult to top his exploits at the Beijing Olympic Games, the world's fastest man Usain Bolt says he hopes to leave spectators stunned at the London Games, in just a few months time.
"I want to do wild things at this Olympics, that's my focus. I want, at the end of the Games, for people to sit down and say, "Did that really happen?" Bolt told the United Kingdom Press Association.
The 25-year-old sprint star certainly caught the attention of the world at the 2008 Olympic Games by setting three stunning world records in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relays. The athlete went on to equal that feat at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, lowering his own world records in the 100m (9.58) and the 200m (19.19).
However, things did not go as well for Bolt at the following 2011 World Championships in Daegu, and after experiencing an injury setback the previous year, lost his 100m title after false starting in the final. The sprinter's compatriot and training partner Yohan Blake went on to take the title and while Bolt went on to claim the 200m title and partner Blake for the 4x100m title, it was Blake who stole the show at the end of the year posting the second fastest 200m time ever (19.26) at a Diamond League meet in Brussels. That fact has caused many to suspect the Olympic champion will be under serious pressure at the games, as in addition to Blake both Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell, who missed the previous World Championships in Daegu, due to injury, are expected to be returning to the fore. Bolt, however, is adamant that he is still the man to beat and looks forward to proving the naysayers wrong in London.
"I am coming back from injury and working my way back up," Bolt said.
"A lot of people have said guys are going to beat me but I am still number one. I am still the Olympic champion," he added.
"It doesn't really matter what people say. I go out there and prove them wrong everyday."
