Bolt named Laureus Sportsman of the Year
Güncelleme Tarihi:
AP
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Haziran 12, 2009 00:00
TORONTO - American sprinter Shawn Crawford has a surefire plan to beat world-record holder Usain Bolt in this week’s Festival of Excellence athletics meet in Toronto.
"I'm going to go down to the front desk and I'm going to tell them my name is Usain Bolt," Crawford said Wednesday during a press conference. "Hopefully they'll give me a key. I'm going to go up to his room, tie him up, he's going to miss the track meet and it's going to be easier for me."
That might be the best chance anyone has of slowing down Bolt, the 22-year-old Jamaican who on Wednesday was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for his record-breaking performances at the Beijing Olympics. Last August, Bolt became the first man to win gold in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100-meter relay in world record times in the same Olympics.
Bolt will compete in Toronto against a field that includes Crawford, the gold medal winner in the 200 meters at the 2004 Athens Olympics and Bernard Williams, who won gold in the 4x100-meter relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Crawford finished second to Bolt in the 200 in Beijing.
Bolt said he was working hard to regain the form he was in during last summer's Olympics."This is my first major 100 meters for the season," Bolt said. "Pretty much its just go out there and see where I'm at and just stay injury free."
That might be the best chance anyone has of slowing down Bolt, the 22-year-old Jamaican who on Wednesday was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for his record-breaking performances at the Beijing Olympics. Last August, Bolt became the first man to win gold in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4x100-meter relay in world record times in the same Olympics.
Bolt will compete in Toronto against a field that includes Crawford, the gold medal winner in the 200 meters at the 2004 Athens Olympics and Bernard Williams, who won gold in the 4x100-meter relay at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Crawford finished second to Bolt in the 200 in Beijing.
Bolt said he was working hard to regain the form he was in during last summer's Olympics."This is my first major 100 meters for the season," Bolt said. "Pretty much its just go out there and see where I'm at and just stay injury free."