Letter From The Editor: Usain Bolt

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by Claude Julian | ARCHIVES

Along with his Jamaican teammates, he also set the world record in the 4×100 meters relay.  Bolt is the reigning Olympic champion in these three events, the first man to win six Olympic gold medals in sprinting, and a five-time World champion. He was the first to achieve a “double double” by winning 100 meters and 200 meters titles at consecutive Olympics (2008 and 2012). Bolt has sprinted to world class awards including SIAAF World Athlete of the Year, Track & Field Athlete of the year, and Laureus Sportsman of the Year (twice).
He started his rise to prominence at the 2002 World Junior Championships before a home crowd in Kingston, Jamaica, gave Blot a chance to prove his status on the world stage.  By the age of 13, he had grown to (6 ft. 5 in.) tall, and he physically stood out amongst his peers.  He won the 200 meters, in a time of 20.61 seconds, 0.03 seconds slower than his personal best of 20.58 s set in the 1st round.  Bolt’s 200 meters was affected by pre-race nerves.  The flow of of medals continued as he won four gold medals at the 2003 CARIFTA Games, and was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete of the games. He won gold at the 2003 World Youth Championships. He set a new championship record in the 200 meters with a time of 20.40 seconds, despite a 1.1 meter/seconds head wind.  Michael Johnson, the 200 meters world-record holder, took note of Bolt’s potential but worried that the young sprinter might be over-pressured, stating, “It’s all about what he does three, four, five years down the line”. Bolt had also impressed the athletics hierarchy, and he received the IAAF Rising Star Award for 2002.

Bolt’s record-setting runs caused commentators not only to praise his achievements but also to speculate about his potential to become one of the most successful sprinters ever.  Critics hailed his Olympic success as a new beginning for a sport that had long suffered through high-profile drug scandals. The previous six years had seen the BALCO scandal, Tim Montgomery and Justin Gatlin stripped of their 100 meters world records, and Marion Jones returning three Olympic gold medals. All three sprinters were disqualified from athletics after drugs tests detected banned substances in their systems. Bolt’s record-breaking performances caused suspicion among some commentators, including Victor Conte, and the lack of an independent Caribbean anti-doping federation raised more concerns. The accusations of drug use were vehemently rejected by Glen Mills (Bolt’s coach) and Herb Elliott (the Jamaican athletics team doctor). Elliott, a member of the IAAF anti-doping commission, urged those concerned about the issue to “come down and see our program come down and see our testing, we have nothing to hide”.  Mills had been equally ardent that Bolt was a clean athlete, declaring to the Jamaica Gleaner: “We will test any time, any day, and any part of the body… Bolt doesn’t even like to take vitamins.”

Bolt’s record-setting runs caused commentators not only to praise his achievements but also to speculate about his potential to become one of the most successful sprinters ever.  Critics hailed his Olympic success as a new beginning for a sport that had long suffered through high-profile drug scandals. The previous six years had seen the BALCO scandal, Tim Montgomery and Justin Gatlin stripped of their 100 meters world records, and Marion Jones returning three Olympic gold medals. All three sprinters were disqualified from athletics after drugs tests detected banned substances in their systems. Bolt’s record-breaking  run in New York City, which was preceded by a lightning storm,  the press frequently made puns on the Jamaican’s name, nicknaming him “Lightning Bolt” and the “Bolt from the blue”. During the Beijing 2008 100 m final, Bolt wore golden Puma Complete Theseus spikes that had “Beijing 100 m Gold” emblazoned across them.  His athletics agent is PACE Sports Management.

In January 2012, Bolt impersonated Richard Branson in an Ad Campaign for Virgin Media. The multi-million-pound campaign was directed by Seth Gordon and features Virgin founder Branson to promote its superfast broadband service. In March 2012, Bolt starred in an ad for Visa and the London 2012 Olympics. On April 19, 2012, Bolt announced, via Twitter, that he will be partnering with mobile gaming company Rock Live to release a mobile game. On July 12, 2012, Bolt and Rock Live launched Bolt! a new iOS game based on the Jamaican sprinter. Bolt! Quickly became the No. 1 app in Jamaica and climbed the UK iTunes charts to reach No. 2 on the list of Top Free Apps. In 2010, Bolt signed a lucrative publishing deal with HarperCollins for an autobiography, which was negotiated by Chris Nathaniel of NVA Management. The book was released in 2010 as My Story: 9.58: Being the World’s Fastest Man. During a press conference in Paris on July 15, 2010, Bolt I’m a cool and exciting guy.”

USAIN BOLT GALLERY

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