Usain Bolt Reminds World of His Titles As He Slams ‘Experts’ for Questioning His Form

Usain Bolt Reminds World of His Titles As He Slams ‘Experts’ for Questioning His Form

Martin Moses
updated at July 9, 2023 at 8:33 AM
  • Usain Bolt took issue with experts questioning his technique during his world-beating days
  • Bolt remains the greatest sprinter the world has ever seen, with his records still standing to date
  • Fred Kerley and Noah Lyles are the current potential threats to his records

Usain Bolt took to Twitter to angrily call out experts questioning his form and technique as trials in different countries get underway.

Jamaica and the United States of America, two of the most revered countries as far as sprinting is concerned, are set to select their teams for the World Athletics Championships this weekend.

Usain Bolt, Ferdinand Omanyala, Fred Kerley, Noah Lyles
Usain Bolt celebrates after smashing the 100 metres World Record in 2009. Photo by Mark Dadswell.
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World champions Fred Kerley and Noah Lyles are expected to lead USA's team as they hunt down Bolt's stunning record that he set in 2009. The 9.58 seconds he used at the Berlin Championships has never been replicated to date.

Kerley's best time in the 100 metres is 9.76, while Lyles' best 200 metres time is 19.31 seconds compared to Bolt's 19.19 seconds.

Eight-time Olympic Gold medalist Bolt was seemingly unhappy with talk about how he went about his business during his era of dominance. Without mentioning names, the Jamaican released a hard-hitting message on Twitter;

"Give thanks for what these so-called experts saying about my non-existence of form and technique. How many medals and world records have I got again?"

Apart from the eight Olympic gold titles and the two world records, Bolt also has 11 world titles to his name. He was also part of the Jamaican relay team that set a new world record in the 4 x100m race, as quoted by the Olympics.

Bolt aims dig at American magazine

It is not the first time that the 36-year-old has reminded the world of what he has achieved. USA Track and Field Magazine FloTrack had pipped Fred Kerley to break Usain Bolt's long-standing record in the 100-metre race ahead of the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

Bolt seemingly did not take the sentiments lightly and responded with an image of his hand on his mouth in what appeared to be a message saying, 'My record is here to stay'

As Sports Brief reported, Kerley is part of the new generation of sprinters that have taken over since Bolt left the scene. He stormed to victory in the finals in Oregon with a time of 9.86 seconds.

Shericka Jackson sets new World Lead

In other news, Shericka Jackson broke Sha'Carri Richardson's one-day record by setting a blazing new World Lead at the Jamaican National trials on Friday evening.

Jackson clocked 10.65 seconds to become the new national champion and book her ticket to the World Athletics Championships, where she is set to attempt a double sweep.

The reigning 200 metres World Champion has a wild card for the same event in Budapest but had to dig deep to qualify for the shorter version.

Scientists analyse Bolt's crazy record

Sports Brief also reported that The Sport Biomechanics at the University of Bath conducted a study to determine if any current athlete could ever be faster than Bolt.

Scientists, Polly McGuigan and Aki Salo believe a combination of genetics and training will one day see someone record a run of under 9 seconds.

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