Athletics: Bolt desires ‘legend’ status

Bolt created history at 2008 Beijing Olympics when he gold at 100, 200 and 4x100m relay with world-record timings.

NEW DELHI: Record-breaking sprinter Usain Bolt says he will not be regarded a legend of athletics unless he successfully defends his three Olympic titles in London next year. Bolt created history at the 2008 Beijing Olympics when he won the 100 metres (m), 200m and the 4x100m relay gold medals with world-record timings. However, Bolt side-stepped a question about whether Yohan Blake, who won the 100m in Daegu, will be a threat to him. “I’ve been telling people that Blake is really good, but I never single out one athlete as a threat,” said Bolt.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 17^th, 2011.