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IAAF WORLD CHAMPS 2017<br />
BOLT’S FARE<br />
LONDON 2017 WILL MARK THE END OF AN EXTRAORDINARY CAREER<br />
100m<br />
THE WORLD’S most famous<br />
and charismatic athlete, Usain<br />
Bolt, bids for a record fourth<br />
title over 100m – his seventh<br />
global short sprint gold and his<br />
14th individual global title. It<br />
will be his final championships<br />
appearance. He has not fully<br />
convinced so far in 2017<br />
with back problems possibly<br />
hindering him, but has still won<br />
all his races, has a fantastic<br />
competitive record, and still<br />
remains the favourite.<br />
Based on recent major<br />
races, Bolt will not be ahead<br />
at halfway or possibly even at<br />
80 metres but no one finishes<br />
a race like the Jamaican sprint<br />
star and he has the stimulus<br />
of knowing this is his last<br />
important individual race.<br />
He will need to improve his<br />
season’s best of 9.95 to end an<br />
amazing career on a winning<br />
note. However, he will not have<br />
to approach his championships<br />
record of 9.58 to win.<br />
The athlete who won in<br />
the year Bolt false-started in<br />
2011, Yohan Blake, won the<br />
Jamaican Championships in<br />
9.90. However, he has not been<br />
seen since but could still be in<br />
the mix for victory.<br />
The fastest on paper at 9.82<br />
is NCAA champion Christian<br />
Coleman, who also curiously<br />
hasn’t raced since being beaten<br />
in the US Champs by Justin<br />
Gatlin in June.<br />
Unlike some of his rivals,<br />
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