MOSCOW, Russia, CMC– Sprint sensation Usain Bolt is seeking to create more history by becoming the first man to win three straight 200m titles when the event begins at the IAAF world Championships tomorrow.
The double World record holder is tied with American Calvin Smith, who won back-to-back titles in 1983 and 1987.
Smith and Bolt, the winner of the events at the two previous World Championships in Berlin and Daegu, are the only men to repeat as champions.
The Jamaican sprinter was scheduled to continue preparation to defend his 200-metre title following a rest day after winning his second IAAF World Championships 100-metre gold medal on Sunday.
He ran a season’s best 9.77 seconds to win the 100m in steady rain inside the Luzhniki Stadium, beating American Justin Gatlin. Bolt told journalists after Sunday’s race that his legs had felt sore after the semi-finals and as a result he had not pressed too hard in the final.