Usain Bolt aims to build on Beijing

14 August,2009 07:06 AM IST |   |  AFP

Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt is determined to add to his Beijing haul of three gold medals and three world records when the World Athletics Championships start this weekend.


Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt is determined to add to his Beijing haul of three gold medals and three world records when the World Athletics Championships start this weekend.

Having won 100m, 200m and 4x100m golds in the Chinese capital, Bolt will open his world championship campaign at Berlin's Olympic Stadium on Saturday morning in the 100m heats and insists he is ready to go.

"I would love to do better than the Olympics, just going out there and winning is enough for me," said the 22-year-old, who is looking to break his own world record of 9.69sec.

"Expectations are going to be higher here than Beijing, but I am ready to go and do my best. I know what I did there and I know the high responsibility which comes with it, I am working hard to do better than last year."

"I have no problems, I am in good shape and itching to race now."

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