Usain Bolt told the british tabloid that he will retire in 2017 after the World championship in London.
He said his initial plans was retiring in 2016 but his sponsor asked him to run for one more year. He discussed with his coach and will only be running the 100m because he wants to end on a winning note and also beat his own record of 9.58 seconds.
Usain Bolt won eight world titles (some of them during the 2012 Olympics games) but received a lot of critics that he only won because Tyson Gay wasn't there and because he was on drugs. A lot of discussions have been made since Asafa Powell also from Jamaica and Tyson Gay have been tested positive to drugs.
Bold who is now 28, lately said: "If you were following me since 2002 you would know that I have been doing phenomenal things since I was 15," the 100 meter and 200 meter world record holder told reporters ahead of this weekend's Diamond League meeting in London. I was the youngest person to win the world junior title at 15, I ran the world junior record at 18, the world youth record at 17. I have broken every record there is to break, in every event I have ever done. For me, I have proven myself since I was 15. For me, I have shown I was always going to be great."
Do you think he is retiring because people are getting suspicious about him and banned substances uses ?
Are you doing a sport that you would like to do at high competition level ?
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Great job once again Sophie!
He sounds awfully egotistical to me! Although, if I had as many records and been to the Olympics as he has been, I guess I would be like that too ... I think that if might be about substances, considering he is only 28-years-old. Look at Serena Williams, she's still going after it at 33! Also, I don't plan on doing any more sports in a competitive level other than anything in high school.
Why do you think he is egotistic ?
That's probably part of it. The winning-note idea isn't completely unheard of, and when you start getting to be around 30, your body doesn't keep improving, so he'll only be breaking records for a little longer even if he kept going.
Yes, I can understand why he wants to finish on a winning note. There are not many athletes who are more than 30 and are still competing.
I think he is retiring maybe to settle down in life and actually start focusing on maybe things like employment or his own family. Retiring because of suspicion involving drugs is also a very strong possibility, but I have loved Usain Bolt for 3 years, and I doubt that he would even think about touching substances like those. I am not currently doing a sport that I would like to do later in life at a higher level.
I think that could be the cause. He's probably getting tired of all the accusations. Plus, he's already achieved a lot, so there's no real need to go on. I am not in a sport.
I agree, I think he had proven that he was one of the best and doesn't really have big challenges anymore.
No i dont think that. I think just that he's getting older so it's taking it's toll on his body now
Yeah like he said, he has been running for 15 years so I would guess his body is getting tired.
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