In a current interview, eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt expressed his desire to play cricket in the upcoming LA28 Olympics for his native nation.
Usain Bolt, star Jamaican athlete and eight-time Olympic gold medalist, has just lately expressed his desire to return to the Olympics but not as a sprinter but as a cricketer for his native nation. He jokingly stated that he has not performed the game for a very long time now, but can be prepared if referred to as upon by the Jamaican cricket staff. Interestingly, Jamaica has been the house of a number of cricketing legends like Andre Russell, Michael Holding, Courtney Walsh, Chris Gayle, amongst others.
As per Olympics.com, Usain Bolt was as soon as an aspiring pacer earlier than he shot to fame as one of many biggest sprinters of all time, with eight gold medals in the Olympics and 11 World Championship gold medals. Notably, Bolt took retirement from elite sprinting in 2017 after the World Championships in London, ending his legendary observe profession.
Bolt secured 100 m and 200 m titles in three back-to-back Olympics, the 2008 in Beijing, 2012 in London, and 2016 in Rio, and nonetheless holds the file of 9.58 seconds in 100 m and 19.19 seconds in 200 m.
Coming again to his current remarks, whereas talking to Esquire Magazine, Bolt stated that he would play cricket for Jamaica if approached. ”I’m fortunately retired from skilled sport. I’ve not performed cricket in a very long time, but in the event that they name, I can be prepared.”
Earlier, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) introduced that the T20 competitions for the lads’s and girls’s classes can be performed in the LA28 Olympics, from July 12 to July 29.
The medal matches are scheduled to be held on July 20 for the ladies’s class and July 29 for the lads’s class.
