Usain Bolt set his world records of 9.58 seconds for 100 meters and 19.19 for 200 five years ago at the 2009 World Championships but believes that he can lower both of those marks and become the first person to run under 19 seconds for 200 meters.
“The 200 meter is my personal focus,” the six-time Olympic gold medalist told the BBC. “One of my biggest goals is to try to run sub-19.” Bolt added, “If I can get a perfect season where I’m working well, without any injuries, with no time off, I’ll definitely have the chance to break the 100 meter world record.”
Subsequent to 2009, Bolt’s best performances in both sprints came at the 2012 Olympics: 9.63 in the 100 and 19.32 in the 200.
Bolt, 28, had an abbreviated 2014 season, including minor foot surgery that caused him to miss nine weeks of training, along with a hamstring injury. He anchored the winning 4 x 400-meter Jamaican relay at the Commonwealth Games and set a world record of 9.98 in the rarely contested indoor 100-meter dash, but made no 2014 Diamond League appearances. In his absence, American Justin Gatlin was the year’s dominant sprinter.
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