Overview

• Appearing in Tokyo, Bolt attended his first worlds or Olympics since retiring after London 2017, drawing a warm reception from fans.
• He said he no longer runs after rupturing his Achilles in the past year, doing mostly gym work and feeling winded on stairs.
• He remains the benchmark with world records in the 100m (9.58), 200m (19.19) and 4x100m (36.84), with no man coming within 0.12 seconds of his individual marks since he retired.
• Asked why current men have not matched his times despite new spikes and tracks, Bolt argued his era was simply more talented and that equipment alone cannot account for faster results.
• He described a quieter, family-centered routine of school runs, streaming shows and building Lego, and said he plans to take his children to the next world championships in Beijing.