Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt arrives for a charity run at the Expo 2020, in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, on November 13, 2021. AFP PHOTODUBAI: Sprint legend Usain Bolt said he could have emerged from retirement to win a fourth straight Olympic 100m title in Tokyo this year, insisting the winning time was within his reach. Bolt dominated sprinting for a generation, winning eight Olympic gold medals and only losing a ninth when his 2008 4x100m relay teammate Nesta Carter failed a retrospective drugs test. The first Olympic 100m final since the great showman's departure was a subdued affair, with Jacobs clocking 9.80sec at a Covid-emptied Tokyo National Stadium. He said, 'People are not getting faster.

Source: Manila Times November 15, 2021 16:22 UTC