Bolt: I'm not sure if I'll compete in the long jump before Brazil

"We have to sit down and evaluate whether we want to do it. If we decide to compete in the long jump, it could put my arrival in Rio in question," he added.
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Handball players and Usain Bolt, Photo: Twitter
Handball players and Usain Bolt, Photo: Twitter
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Ažurirano: 24.10.2012. 11:50h

London Olympics 100m and 200m sprint gold medalist Usain Bolt said today that he is unsure whether he will compete in the long jump ahead of the 2016 Rio Olympics because he does not want to risk a more serious injury that could would prevent him from defending his title in the sprint.

"I was planning to compete in the long jump before the Olympics in Brazil, but I spoke to my coach and he is concerned about it because that discipline can give me problems with my knees," Bolt said at a press conference in Rio de Janeiro.

"We have to sit down and evaluate whether we want to do it. If we decide to compete in the long jump, it could put my arrival in Rio in question," he added.

This 26-year-old Jamaican is the only athlete who managed to defend the titles from the Games in the 100 and 200 meters and be the fastest man on the planet at the same time.

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