MOSCOW, Russia:

Hearing the sound of the starter's gun for a second time, lifting his vest over his head and cursing to the skies, it's all still very fresh in his mind.

For Usain Bolt, his last IAAF World Championships outing, two years ago in Daegu, South Korea will be remembered not only for his successful 200m title defence and then 4x100m world record anchor leg run, but probably even more so for the unforgettable images, as the world's fastest man crashed out of the final, after being ejected following a false start.

With the Moscow 2013 edition just a few days away, Bolt made it clear yesterday that he is determined to reclaim his 100m world title, perhaps in world record fashion, even though he admitted that he would have preferred if all the top sprinters were in Moscow.

Double-world champion in 2007 Tyson Gay and former world-record holder Asafa Powell will both sit out the event after testing positive for banned substances, while defending champion Yohan Blake pulled out after failing to recover in time from a hamstring injury.

"I definitely want to regain my title. It's sad that a lot of athletes aren't here, but I think it puts more pressure on me to prove that even if they were here I could win and run as fast as possible. I'm also looking to break a world record, so I know I have to push myself," said Bolt, during an exclusive interview with Star Sports, yesterday.

Bolt was, however, quick to point out that he will not be taking anything for granted, citing that things did not go too well for him the last time that happened.

"I thought it was my least competitive when I false started so I know that I can't focus on that," Bolt laughed.

competitive race

"I have to be remember that it's still a competitive race and will push myself. "

"This has made me more motivated, because even though there are not that many athletes here, no race will be handed to me. In 2008 when I won, people were saying it's because Tyson Gay wasn't there that I won and I had to prove myself in 2009, so I will be going to push the barriers here as well," Bolt added.

With Gay's absence, Bolt enters the World Championships with the fastest time in the 100m, 9.85, and reports that he is in good shape heading into competition.

"I am definitely feeling good. I can't complain. I ran 9.85 in my last race after a really poor start. I went to see my doctor and he says I am in great shape so now we are just fine-tuning and working on some starts and getting ready to run fast," Bolt said.