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This week has been a uniquely humanizing chapter in the Usain Bolt story as the eight-time Olympic champion, now 39, drew headlines for a candid admission at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. According to AOL and Parade, Bolt openly confessed that his fitness these days is far removed from his peak, telling reporters with a laugh that he gets out of breath just walking up stairs, a far cry from the man who once seemed superhuman. He pins his new limitations on a ruptured Achilles he suffered during a charity soccer match last year, and says running has taken a back seat to the gym—when he actually feels like working out. Fans immediately took to social media to riff on “Bolt losing the race to stairs,” but he joked right back, telling The Guardian and The Telegraph that his days now start with school runs for the kids, and he spends his downtime building Lego or chilling with his twins, Thunder and Saint, and daughter Olympia Lightning, all with longtime partner Kasi Bennett.
Yet Bolt’s voice remains loud in world athletics. Both NDTV and Tribune India underscore that international media converged for Bolt’s Tokyo remarks on the enduring nature of his iconic 100m world record of 9.58 seconds, set in Berlin in 2009. Bolt declared confidently he thinks the record will stand for quite a while, though he admits his 200m mark of 19.19 seconds might be more vulnerable. Legendary rival Carl Lewis made headlines himself by echoing this sentiment, saying no sprinter on the current scene stands a chance of touching Bolts’ 100m mark any time soon, with the Times of India relaying Bolt’s thoughts that the longer sprint might one day fall, but not soon.
Bolt still seizes the spotlight beyond athletics. Last weekend in Delhi, the Times of India featured his appearance at an Entrepreneurs’ Organization event, where he fielded questions on resilience and adaptability from 600 business leaders, sharing what his career taught him about staying hungry, versatile, and unfazed by setbacks.
Business always seems to follow Bolt. A Quick Fame special on YouTube catalogued everything from his Kingston mansion—glassy, sun-drenched, and trophy-filled—to his luxury pads in London and Miami and his thriving investment portfolio. Pulse Sports Kenya broke down his fortune at a cool 30 million dollars, noting it comes not just from PUMA and Gatorade endorsements, but tech ventures like Bolt Mobility, music production, and real estate.
The whispers in track world circles this week swirled around Oblique Seville’s breakthrough at the Tokyo World Championships, as House of Highlights and World Athletics documented the first Jamaican 100m gold since Bolt himself. Seville saluted Bolt in the stands, underscoring that even in retirement, Bolt remains the giant against whom all new Jamaican sprint dreams are measured.
This latest string of media and public appearances feels less like a farewell tour and more like a pivot—one where the fastest man alive is adjusting to a slower pace, being called to the stage as both a cautionary tale and a source of inspiration, all while demonstrating that legacy and relevance are still very much in his lane. Nothing was reported about controversies or new scandals, and speculation about possible coaching roles or deeper business ambitions remains just that: rumor mill fuel, not fact. Those stairs may be beating him now, but long-term, the Bolt mythos shows no signs of tiring.
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