PARIS, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt promised yesterday to offer “something special” to the crowd of the Stade de France tomorrow during the Paris stage of the Golden League.
“I’m here to compete and do my best. If the weather is good like today which is wonderful it should be something special”, the triple Olympic gold medallist told a press conference.
Asked it that “something special” could be to beat his own world record of 9.69 seconds in the 100 metres, he answered:
“I don’t want to talk about a time but I can run fast all the time. I think I’m in good shape. Sometimes it works on the track sometimes it doesn’t. It depends on the feeling and the track, you never know.”
Bolt will run tomorrow without his two main rivals American Tyson Gay, who set the fastest time this year in 9.77 seconds last Friday, and fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell but stated that it could be an asset.
“You really run better when there is less competition. It’s much easier when your mind is free”, he said.
“Anyway, I don’t fear any athletes no matter what time they are running. I’m always confident in myself because I know I train hard, I’m in good shape and I run fast,” he added.
The 22-year-old Jamaican, who also set world records in winning the 200 metres and 4×100 metres relay at the Beijing Olympics, said the Paris meeting was an important stage in his preparation for the Berlin World championships in August.
