I Want To Break My 200m World Record

 

Usain Bolt set his sights on breaking his 200 metres world record at the Rio Olympics after retaining his 100m crown. The Jamaican became the first man to win the Olympic 100m title for a third time and was optimistic of going seriously quick in his favoured event

The 29years old begins his bid for an eighth Olympic gold in the heats on Tuesday, with the semi-finals the following day and the final on Thursday and Bolt, who blamed his slow winning time in the 100m of 9.81 seconds on the tight turnaround between semis and final, said the day's rest in the 200m gave him hope of breaking his seven-year-old world record of 19.19 secs.

He said “This is one of the biggest things, I really want [the] 200m world record. If I can get a good rest after the semi-finals, there's a possibility I could. When it comes to the 200m, I'm much more confident. The 100m is always the hardest one for me. I felt really smooth, I knew if I ran through the line I probably would have ran the world record or close to it.”