A 17-year-old sprinter from Australia, Gout Gout, has also been attracting plenty of headlines, besides comparisons with the legendary Jamaican himself, thanks to his upright stride and six-foot-tall frame.

With Gout actually posting faster times than the Jamaican sprint legend at this age, there are questions about whether he is the man to beat Bolt’s times.

“It’s always easy when you’re younger,” Bolt said. “The transition to seniors from juniors is always tougher. It’s all about getting the right coach, getting the right people around you.” ,” Bolt said at an event for his longtime sponsors, Puma, on Thursday, just two days before the start of the World Athletics Championships.

Usain Bolt’s world records in the 100m and the 200m blue riband events still stand to this day, 16 years after he posted them at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin in 2009. Bolt ran the 100m in 9.58 seconds and then ran the 200m distance in 19.19 seconds, in times that have stood as markers challenging generations of runners.

With the 2025 World Athletics Championships already just around the corner, is Bolt worried about his records being broken?

“No, I’m not worried. I think the talent is there, there will be talented athletes coming up and they will do well. But at this present moment, I don’t see any athlete able to break the record, so not worried

Since Bolt’s record-breaking exploits in Berlin, only Yohan Blake has managed to threaten the times Bolt posted, running 9.7 seconds in the shortest sprint in the business and 19.3 seconds in the 200m event.