THE fastest man to ever walk the earth, Usain Bolt, says he’s not worried about any of his world
records being broken anytime soon.

The eight-time Olympic gold-medalist currently holds both the 100m and 200m world records.
Both marks, 9.58 in the 100m and 19.19 in the 200m, were set at the 2009 World Championships
in Berlin, Germany.

“I knew I was going to break the world record because I was in such good shape at the time and I
was running great throughout the season,” Bolt said in an interview with World Athletics.

Athletes like Fred Kerley, Ferdinand Omanyala and Noah Lyles have both been vocal about
trying to eclipse Bolt’s 100m world record but neither has come close up to this point.

Kerley, the 2022 World 100m Champion, has a personal best of 9.76. Omanyala, the 2022
Commonwealth Champion, has a personal best of 9.77 while Lyles ran his personal best 9.83 to
win 100m gold at the Budapest World Championships earlier this year.

Lyles, however, who was named as the World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year for 2023 after
taking three gold medals in Budapest, is not that far off the 200m world record with a personal
best of 19.31 done to win the 2022 World title in Eugene.

“Not worried about any of them,” he said regarding the times.

“I think the hundred is going to be harder because it’s quicker and if you make a mistake during
the race you’re not going to get it. It’s a lot more technical so I think maybe the hundred is going
to go last,” he added.

Bolt also commented on still being known as the fastest man ever as well as his relationship with
the fans over the years.

“It’s a great title to have. It’s something that I enjoy hearing and I enjoy knowing,” he said about
the title.

“It’s always been so beautiful for me. They give me so much energy. I remember even through
the World Championships in the pandemic I was like I could not compete in this. By myself in
the stadium, I could not because I live so much for the energy and the vibes,” he added.
(Sportsmax)