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Usain Bolt: Planning on dominating the field in 2016 Rio Games
Usain Bolt. PHOTO/Joe Klamar/AFP
Paris – Older and wiser, Usain Bolt is out to dominate his rivals on the track at least until the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
The six-time Olympic champion, who is competing at the Areva meeting in Paris on Saturday, looks to be back in shape after his form and motivation were questioned following a defeat by American sprinter Justin Gatlin at the Golden Gala on June 6.
Bolt has recovered since then by winning the 200 meters at the Bislett Games and running 9.94 on home soil over 100 meters at the Jamaican trials on June 21.
And he clearly wants to keep that form going.
“I want to continue dominating until the next Olympics. I have to work hard, train hard and stay focused,” Bolt told a news conference on Tuesday. “I’ve won everything already, but now it’s to show that I can be a dominant sprinter. You want to dominate for the rest of your career.”
In some ways, losing to Gatlin may even have helped the Jamaican star sprinter to get back into his stride.
“I figured out what I needed to do to get back on target,” he said. “I’ve been working hard, I’ve been focused, I’ve been sacrificing a lot, so now I’m on target.”
