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Bolt cuts season short to focus on Olympics
London: Sprint superstar Usain Bolt has cut his season short to begin preparation for next year’s Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The 29-year-old pulled out of Friday’s Van Damme Memorial in Brussels, noting that he was glad to end his season injury free and saying he would now switch his attention to Olympics, as per reports.
“I am already thinking about next year and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio,” the Jamaican said on Monday.
He added that he was “happy to end the season without any injuries and ready to go for 2016”.
Bolt will chase history in Rio where he will be seeking to win the sprint double for a third straight Olympics. His early season form raised doubt about this possibility but his performances last month at the Beijing World Championships saw the odds of winning in Rio slashed once again.
After a series of below par performance in the preceding rounds, Bolt streaked to victory in both the 100 and 200 metres, stunning American challenger Justin Gatlin on both occasions. He clocked a season-best 9.79 seconds in 100m and a world-leading 19.55 in 200m.
Bolt also won both sprints at the Moscow World Championships two years ago.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
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