Usain Bolt reveals the time he would take to complete a 100-metre race eight years after retirement
The Olympic legend set a world record speed of 9:58 secs at the 2009 World Championships that has lasted until this day and does not look in danger of being beaten.
After a career full of medals and breaking world records, the Jamaican legend signed off in style by winning a bronze in the 2017 World Championships 100-metre race.
However, eight years after his last professional track event, Bolt still believes he could still record the kind of timing most could only dream of in a 100-metre race.
“Maybe 10:30, that would be me,” said the eight-time Olympic gold medalist on The Obi One podcast.
In his world record run of 9:58, Bolt ran the quickest 10-metre time in a mere 0.81 seconds, which is about the same speed as a horse.
Although the track legend agreed he was not quick as he was back then, Bolt revealed he was planning on training for three weeks and attempting to compete in a race to rubberstamp his 100-metre time eight years on from his retirement.
“Everybody asks this question now,” Bolt said.
“I’m gonna go home, I’m gonna train for three weeks, I’m gonna do some work for three weeks and go to the track and do it and see how fast and so I can put it out because I have no idea.”
He then went on to break his own time in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Finals, only to later break it again in 2009 by clinching the gold medal in a record 9:58 secs.
His 100-metre record has not even been close to being broken as no sprinter has yet breached the 9:60 mark, though the likes of Noah Lyles and Gout Gout are both contenders for that crown in years to come.
Although he dominated the 100-metre dash throughout his career, Bolt’s world record in the 200-metre event of 19:19 also still remains intact and the track legend admitted he actually preferred the latter event compared to his trademark race.
