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Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has revealed how he was never worried that American Noah Lyles world lower his 100m and 200m world records at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Jamaican sprints legend Usain Bolt says he wasn't anxious about American sprint sensation Noah Lyles breaking his world records at the Paris Olympics despite the hype that was generated before the quadrennial show in the French capital.
The three-time 100m Olympics gold medalist set the bar incredibly high in the 100m in 2009. He ran 9.58 seconds at the Berlin World Championships. His 19.19 seconds in 200m four days later in the German capital was also a world record over the distance with none yet to be broken.
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Lyles was tipped to shatter Bolt's records in both races heading into the Olympics but the 27-year-old could not meet the weighty expectations placed on his broad shoulders by his adoring fans.
Lyles' 19.31 seconds in 200m set in the 2023 World Championships was the reason for optimism that he could chase down Bolt's record but he ended up clocking 19.70 seconds in Paris to settle for Bronze. Lyles' gold-winning time of 9.78 seconds in 100m was again nowhere near Bolt's standards.
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Speaking on the High Performance Podcast, Bolt put the discussion to bed, saying, "I wasn't worried. I can say. It's going to take a while, but I'm always happy when it stays intact."
Bolt is an 11-time World Champion, having won consecutive World Championship 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay gold medals from 2009 to 2015. He was only unsuccessful in 100m in 2011, owing to a false start, and remains the most successful male athlete at the Worlds.
Bolt is the first athlete to win four World Championship titles in the 200m and is one of the most successful in the 100m with three titles, being the first person to run sub-9.7 seconds and sub-9.6 seconds.
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