Latest update December 12th, 2024 1:00 AM

Guyana's largest selling daily and New York's most popular weekly

Latest News

Usain Bolt says London 2012 can make him a “living legend”

Apr 18, 2012 Sports

 

Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt wants to “amaze” the world at London 2012 by running 9.4 seconds for the 100m and 19 seconds for the 200m.
Jamaican Bolt, 25, is the reigning Olympic champion and world-record holder over both distances, with times of 9.58secs and 19.19secs.   “People are looking forward to me running 9.4, 19 seconds, anything that’s amazing,” Bolt told BBC Sport.  “So I’m working as hard as possible so I can go as fast as possible.”
Talking on the BBC1 programme 100 Days To Go, Bolt added that more performances, such as the ones that saw him take three gold medals at the 2008 Olympics, would make him “a living legend”.
“They want to see my personality, me enjoying it and doing crazy stuff, but they also want to see that time,” he said.   “If I dominate the Olympics, I’ll be a living legend. A living legend walking around. Sounds good.”
American swimmer Michael Phelps, a 14-time Olympic champion, said he hoped London would be the perfect ending to a stellar career.  “Being able to prepare myself to look back through my career and say I’ve done everything I’ve wanted and I’ve been successful is something I really want to do,” said the 26-year-old.   “This is the last chapter of my career as an athlete and I’m just hoping it goes the way I want. I’m trying to work as hard as I can to make sure it does.”
Meanwhile, England footballer David Beckham, who hopes to be part of the GB side, expressed his pride at the possibility of competing in his home town.
“To see the transformation in east London, somewhere I was brought up as a kid, is really incredible.  “As a fan of the Olympics and as a dad, to be able to say that I am going to be able to take my sons and my daughter to an Olympic Games in the place where I grew up, I’m proud of that.”

Similar Articles

The Glenn Lall Show | December, 2nd, 2024

Follow on Tik Tok @Glennlall

 

THE BLUNT OF THE DAY

Sports

Team Guyana ready to take on Haiti and Cayman Islands FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup

Team Guyana ready to take on Haiti and Cayman Islands FIBA 3×3...

Dec 12, 2024

Kaieteur Sports- Team Guyana is set to begin their campaign at the 2024 FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup tournament today with back-to-back matches against Haiti and the Cayman Islands in Group A qualifiers....
Read More
Timehri Hustlers dispatch Tiger Bay as Gold is Money thrash Region Seven Ballers

Timehri Hustlers dispatch Tiger Bay as Gold is...

Dec 12, 2024

Windies Masters announce squad for Americas Cup

Windies Masters announce squad for Americas Cup

Dec 12, 2024

Stormy Victory, Morning Colors stepping up for Simply Royal stables

Stormy Victory, Morning Colors stepping up for...

Dec 12, 2024

Region 7 Edition of CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited-GTTA/MoE National Schools Table Tennis Championships underway

Region 7 Edition of CNOOC Petroleum Guyana...

Dec 12, 2024

Vergenoegen Secondary sweeps Region Three Basketball Jamboree

Vergenoegen Secondary sweeps Region Three...

Dec 12, 2024

Features/Columnists

  • Raises and Recognition

    Peeping Tom… Kaieteur News- In the movie, Saturday Night Fever, Tony Manero‘s boss offers him a raise after he... more

Publisher’s Note

Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.

Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Weekend Cartoon

Bridge Watch

Demerara Harbour Bridge

> Berbice Bridge […]