Oslo: Usain Bolt laughed off suggestions he may be ‘past it’ and said he is looking forward to defending his world titles at 100 and 200 meters in Moscow in August.
Bolt, who will run the 200 metres at the Bislett Games on Thursday, said he has his “eye on the prize” of the worlds and is not overly concerned after coming off a rare defeat in the 100 metres last Thursday.
Bolt lost by one-hundredth of a second to Justin Gatlin in Rome.
“I’ll just point something out. In ’08, I lost one race and I won the Olympics that year,” Bolt told a news conference on Wednesday.
“(The loss to Gatlin) doesn’t say much. All I’m concerned about really, is the championship. Running the runs, getting into shape, figuring out what I need to do to get to the championship.”
The 26-year-old said he “never” worried and that his fans shouldn’t worry either.
“I keep explaining to everyone that for me it’s never about one-off events.” (AP)
