Chris Maduewesi
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World Athletics record holder Usain Bolt has announced that he will retire from the sport after the London 2017 World championship.
The Jamaican sprinter who will be 31 in 2017, confirmed that he would hang up his spikes that year.
Initially, it was thought that Bolt would retire after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, but he revealed that he was urged to add an additional year.
“That was the initial plan (retiring after next year's Olympics). But my sponsor has asked me to go on for another year; to 2017 and London," Bolt was quoted as saying by Daily Mail.
“But I’ll be doing one event, the 100. I’ve already discussed it with my coach. I can concentrate on that, and on retiring on a winning note.”
Bolt has won six Olympic gold medals and eight World Championship titles, achieved in a space of eight years.
The Jamaican sprinter who will be 31 in 2017, confirmed that he would hang up his spikes that year.
Initially, it was thought that Bolt would retire after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, but he revealed that he was urged to add an additional year.
“That was the initial plan (retiring after next year's Olympics). But my sponsor has asked me to go on for another year; to 2017 and London," Bolt was quoted as saying by Daily Mail.
“But I’ll be doing one event, the 100. I’ve already discussed it with my coach. I can concentrate on that, and on retiring on a winning note.”
Bolt has won six Olympic gold medals and eight World Championship titles, achieved in a space of eight years.
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