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Usain Bolt: Planning on dominating the field in 2016 Rio Games
Bolt, who turns 27 in August, is preparing for next month’s world championships in Moscow by racing the 200 meters in Paris, the ninth leg of the Diamond League.
It’s a meet where he will face compatriots Warren Weir and Nickel Ashmeade, along with former 200-meter European champion Christophe Lemaitre of France.
And it’s a meet he is clearly relishing.
“I really enjoy running big races before championships. It tells you where you are and tells you what you need to work on,” he said. “I know these young guys are stepping up and they’re going to come running and pushing you to the limits.”
Bolt is under no illusions about the task facing him on Saturday, and also further down the road as a new generation of sprinters emerges. Weir won the 200 in Shanghai and New York in May, and clocked 19.79 in Kingston last month.
However, Bolt reckons he has experience – as well as speed – on his side.
“It’s going to be hard, it’s going to be challenging because there’s always going to be younger, faster kids coming up and challenging you,” Bolt said. “I look forward to the young kids coming up and I look forward to beating them also.
