Catch me if you can! That is what Sprinting legend Usain Bolt appears to be saying after expressing his belief that his long-standing 100m world record is safe from the current generation of athletes.
The eight-time Olympic gold medalist set the seemingly untouchable 100m record of 9.58sec at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin, a time that has remained unchallenged for nearly two decades.
While formidable rivals like Tyson Gay and Yohan Blake have come close with 9.69s, Bolt remains confident that his record will stand for the foreseeable future.
In an exclusive interview with talkSPORT, the Jamaican icon discussed the possibility of his record being broken and shared his ideal scenario for a successor.
“I don’t think so, the record is going to take a while to go,” Bolt stated. “Hopefully, one of my boys will grow and become a speedster and go and break the record; that’d be perfect. But right now, I don’t see anyone getting to the world record.”
The top 4 on the world’s all-time list to Bolt’s record are: Gay and Blake’s 9.69s, Asafa Powell (9.72s), and Justin Gatlin’s (9.74s). Meanwhile, the most recent athlete to get close to this league is Kishane Thompson, who ran an impressive 9.75s at the 2025 Jamaican Championships.
