Usain Bolt to obtain Lifetime Achievement Award from BBC Sports activities
Jamaican Dash legend Usain Bolt shall be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award on the BBC Sports activities Persona of the 12 months ceremony.
The eight-time Olympic gold medalist who retired in August 2017 is extensively considered the best sprinter in historical past. Bolt, 36, is the world report holder of each the 100m and 200m.
Bolt was topped Olympic 100m and 200m champion at three successive Video games – Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016.
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Bolt attributes his success to onerous work.
“I’m residing proof that if you happen to work onerous, you may get something you need,” Bolt mentioned throughout an interview with BBC Sport.
“One factor my dad taught me was if you’d like one thing, work onerous for it. He confirmed me by working onerous to supply for me, my mum and my sister, so when he advised me, I believed it. Simply be centered and work in the direction of it,” he mentioned.
Bolt is the one sprinter to win Olympic 100m and 200m titles at three consecutive Olympics (2008, 2012, and 2016). He additionally received two 4 × 100 relay gold medals. He gained worldwide fame for his double dash victory in world report occasions on the 2008 Beijing Olympics, which made him the primary individual to carry each information since totally computerized time turned necessary.
An eleven-time World Champion, he received consecutive World Championship 100m, 200m and 4 × 100 meters relay gold medals from 2009 to 2015, excluding a 100m false begin in 2011. He’s the most profitable male athlete of the World Championships. Bolt is the primary athlete to win 4 World Championship titles within the 200m and is likely one of the most profitable within the 100m with three titles.
Bolt improved upon his second 100m world report of 9.69 with 9.58 seconds in 2009 – the most important enchancment because the begin of digital timing. He has twice damaged the 200 meters world report, setting 19.30 in 2008 and 19.19 in 2009. He has helped Jamaica to 3 4 × 100 meters relay world information, with the present report being 36.84 seconds set in 2012. Bolt’s most profitable occasion is the 200m, with three Olympic and 4 World titles. The 2008 Olympics was his worldwide debut over 100m; he had earlier received quite a few 200m medals. Bolt retired after the 2017 World Championships.
Reflecting on his athletics profession, Bolt mentioned he felt he completed all he needed in his sport.
“It’s a nice feeling to know that with the willpower and sacrifice that I put in I might accomplish what I needed to. I attempt to encourage individuals by telling them to imagine in themselves,” he mentioned.
Earlier winners of the BBC Sports activities Persona of the 12 months Lifetime Achievement award embrace Billie Jean King, Pele, Bobby Charlton, Tanni Gray-Thompson, David Beckham, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Chris Hoy and final yr’s recipient Simone Biles.
The BBC Sports activities Persona of the 12 months ceremony takes place Wednesday December 21, at MediaCityUK in Salford.