Usain Bolt: Jamaican Sprint Icon Honored With Statue in Florida

• A new Usain Bolt has been unveiled in Miramar, Florida
• The statue honors the accomplishments of the Jamaican sprinter
• Jamaica honored the multiple gold medalist with a statue in Kingston, Jamaica, in 2017

A statue of 100m and 200m world record holder Usain Bolt has been unveiled in Miramar, Florida. The sprinter was present during the unveiling of the statue, which honors his achievements in athletics. It is also aimed at inspiring the next generation of athletes in the city.

The city of Miramar commissioned Basil Watson to do the $250,000 statue. Watson also sculpted Bolt's stature in Kingston, Jamaica.

Before the unveiling, Bolt attended a banquet and a silent auction in the city, with the proceeds going to the Usain Bolt Foundation and other organizations.

The statue had the words “Anything is Possible, No Limits” inscribed on it.

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Vice Mayor of Miramar, Alexandra P. Davis, spearheaded the project and was delighted they have a statue of the world's fastest man in their city.

“I am so proud of this moment as we will soon unveil a statue in honor of the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, who just happens to be Jamaican! I have worked over the last 4 years…to have this statue built right here in Miramar,” she wrote on Facebook last month.

Bolt's statue in Kingston

The 36-year-old is an eight-time Olympic gold medalist. He was honored with a statue at Jamaica's National Stadium in Kingston in December 2017, per World Athletics.

Bolt is the only sprinter to win 100 and 200-meter track titles at three consecutive Olympics. He holds the world record of 9.58 seconds in the 100m and 19.19 in the 200m – both records were set in Berlin in 2009.

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He was also part of the team that set the world record in the 4x100 relay at the 2012 Olympics in London.

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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.