Usain Bolt confirmed in a press conference that he will be retiring from the Olympics after Rio 2016.
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Usain Bolt, the pride of Jamaica, and the fastest man in the world, will be gone in a flash after the 2016 Olympic Games are over. Ever since he burst onto the scene –literally– in the 2008 Olympics, everyone has been captivated by his every move. He won a Gold medal in the 100 meter, 200 meter, and 4×100 meter relay in both Beijing and London and remains one of the most decorated athletes of all time.
However, if you blink, you will miss him at Rio 2016 because he confirmed in a press conference that this will be his last Olympics. As such, every race that he competes in will come with even more attention than usual.
Bolt stated, “Yes, this is the last Olympics for sure. I have done everything and have proven myself,” which is a good time to call it quits since he will be 33 at the next Summer Olympics in Tokyo. But said that he really wanted to keep his world record at 200 meters, and as such, he set out a goal for himself to run under 19 seconds in that race.
Even though he withdrew from Jamaica’s Olympic trials with an injury, he still finds himself competing in Brazil, where he will be under more pressure than ever before. But he has coped with that pressure very well to this point, and anything he does at Rio will only serve to add to his impressive career. No matter how he finishes, he’ll still be regarded as one of the best Olympic athletes of all time.
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