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Bolt eyes triple three-peat at Rio Olympics

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8 years ago

April 20, 2016

Olympic sprinter, Usain Bolt, has said he aims to crown his legacy with an unprecedented Olympic three-peat by winning the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay for the third games in a row in Rio de Janeiro, and will aim to top that off by running the first sub-19 seconds time ever.

Bolt is also aiming to add to his tally of six sprinting gold medals achieved at the games in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012.

The the long-striding Jamaican runner said he might not stop there, leaving open the chance that he could extend his career beyond the 2017 season that he previously said would be his last.

“I’m going to be trying to be as focused as possible. This is where

my legacy, I think, will make a difference. If I can do the three-peat.

It’s never been done. So I think I’m going to be a lot more focused,” he

said.

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