Usain Bolt confirms Rio Olympics will be his last
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- However Bolt said subsidiary in an interview that the curtain would come down on his Olympic career in this year's games in Rio de Janeiro, where he is targeting three more gold medals.
- <div class="inline-content quote right"> <div class="quote"> "My biggest dream at the Olympics is to win three gold medals again.
- That's my focus, that's what I want," says Bolt.
- </div> <div class="cite">"It'll definitely be my last Olympics," Bolt said.
Track star targeting three more golds in Rio
Usain Bolt has confirmed this year's Olympics will be his last, dismissing the possibility of extending his career to the 2020 games in Tokyo.
The Jamaican sprint king had raised the prospect of prolonging his Olympic career in January after revealing that his coach Glen Mills had suggested his fitness would carry him through to Japan. However Bolt said subsidiary in an interview that the curtain would come down on his Olympic career in this year's games in Rio de Janeiro, where he is targeting three more gold medals.
"My biggest dream at the Olympics is to win three gold medals again. That's my focus, that's what I want," says Bolt.
"It'll definitely be my last Olympics," Bolt said. "It's going to be hard to go four more years for me, to keep the motivation that I want, especially if I accomplish what I want to in Rio.
