Usain Bolt, the legendary sprinter, has a plan to showcase just how fast he remains nearly eight years after retiring from athletics.
Bolt, who ended his career at the 2017 World Athletics Championships at the age of 30, shared last year that people frequently ask him how quickly he could run the 100 meters today. His record-setting 9.58-second sprint at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin still stands as the world record, along with his records in the 200m and 4x100m relay.
During an appearance on the ‘Obi One Podcast’ in July, the 38-year-old was asked about his current 100m potential. Bolt acknowledged the common question and confidently stated he could still run under 11 seconds. When pressed further, he estimated a time of around 10.5 seconds, though he humorously admitted that attempting it might risk a hamstring injury.
Determined to provide a definitive answer, Bolt revealed plans to train for three weeks and then hit the track to test his speed. โEverybody keeps asking me, so Iโm going to train, run, and see how fast I can go,โ he said.
Boltโs illustrious career includes eight Olympic gold medals from the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Games, with historic three-peat victories in both the 100m and 200m events. While a 10.5-second sprint would have qualified him for the preliminary heats at the 2024 Olympics, it wouldnโt have been enough to reach the semifinals, where the slowest qualifying time was 10.16 seconds.
Noah Lyles won the 2024 Olympic 100m final with a personal best of 9.79 seconds, still two-tenths of a second behind Boltโs long-standing world record from 2009.
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