Usain Bolt was left furious with his performance, despite moving a step closer to a golden goodbye as he cruised through the 100 metres heats at the World Championships in London
Usain Bolt prepares before the 100m heats on Friday. Pic/AFP
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London: Usain Bolt was left furious with his performance, despite moving a step closer to a golden goodbye as he cruised through the 100 metres heats at the World Championships in London.
Back at the stadium where the Jamaican declared himself a "living legend" after retaining his 100m and 200m titles at the 2012 Olympics, Bolt, 30, had to recover from an awful start to win his heat in 10.07 seconds. Bolt, who is bringing the curtain down on his glittering career at these championships, was met with the customary huge cheers whenever he appeared on the big screen.
He whispered "number one" when the camera panned to him on the start line, but the shake of the head at the finish was proof he was less than happy with his run.
Bolt's start has been his chief -- perhaps only -- problem throughout his career, no great surprise for a sprinter who stands 6ft 5in.
"That was very bad," Bolt said. "I stumbled coming out of the blocks. I'm not very fond of these blocks. I think these are the worst ones I've ever experienced. I have to get this start together because I can't keep doing this.
"It's shaky. When I did my warm-up the blocks pushed back. It is just not what I am used to, not as sturdy or firm."
The world's greatest ever athlete and entertainer-in-chief, has just one more day to run.
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