2023-06-09 21:22:36
Before playing a charity match on Sunday at Old Trafford, Usain Bolt, legend of the sprint and 100m record holder, revealed the name of the only Manchester United player capable, according to him, of beating him on … 20m.
No one is faster than Usain Bolt. If “Lightning” has retired since 2017, no athlete has stolen his world record for the 100m (9”58) won on August 19, 2009 at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin. After the tracks, the Jamaican legend, now 36, would have liked to convert to football.
But like his unsuccessful trial at Borussia Dortmund, Bolt will have to settle for prestige matches. This will still be the case on Sunday. Usain Bolt will be the captain of a world selection during Soccer Aid, a charity meeting organized at Old Trafford.
“On 20m but after, finished!”
Manchester United, precisely. The Jamaican is an avid supporter of the Red Devils. Usain Bolt knows the club very well as he regularly visits Carrington, the Mancunians’ training centre. Close to the players, he could see that one of them was particularly fast: Marcus Rashford.
Asked by Talksport, Bolt confirmed that the Mancunian striker was the only one likely to beat him from 20 yards, or about 20 meters. “Rashford is very fast at the start and has a nice burst of speed. I said to him: “You could probably beat me over 20m but after that, finished!”. A reference to his sometimes average starts, even on his most legendary races A nice compliment for the England international capping off a very successful season: 20 goals and 11 assists in 56 games.
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