Usain Bolt equalled the record for the number of world golds won when he anchored the Jamaican 4x100m relay team to victory at the World Athletics Championships. He also outsprinted fellow Jamaican Nickel Ashmeade and American Justin Gatlin to win the 100 metres at the Zurich Diamond League meeting. Mumbai: Orissa sprinter Amiya Mallick, who won the men's 200m in National Open Athletics Championships at Ranchi last September, is set to train under Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt's coach Glen Mills with an aim to make it to the Indian squad for two major meets later this year.
"In 200m I did 21.22 recently in Ranchi. I am aiming for 2014 Commonwealth and Asian Games. On 12th of this month I am going to Jamaica to train under Usain Bolt's coach for four months," he said at the Indian Oil Corporation's media meet here.
"My aim is to do better in the 200 metres. When I go there I will work with the coaches to improve on the timing. I know that if I improve my time by even a fraction of a second I will qualify for the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games. I am also looking to work on my fitness. I will talk to the coaches about how to improve my fitness and stamina.
"If I am lucky to break the current Indian national record of 20.73 seconds, I am confident I will win a medal at the Asian Games too," said the 21-year old Orissa athlete who is employed with IOL.
Mallick said his state association is sponsoring and sending him to Jamaica and he would be leaving on January 12.
"My state association is sending me there and they have communicated with them," he said.
Asked if he had sought permission from Athletics Federation of India, Mallick said, "We don't have any camps right now, so I am free to go. I think the state association might have taken the permission."
Mallick said he will try and build on his strength and endurance level when he is at Racers Track Club -- the institute founded by Mills in Jamaica.
India's top-ranked shuttler P Kashyap, who was at the meet, said he was aiming to remain injury free with three major events Commonwealth Games, World Championships and Asian Games being held within a short span of time this year.
When we came across pictures of Usain Bolt modeling for a car, we were surprised as how can the fastest man on the planet lend his name to any product that’s not the fastest in its category?
Bolt tied up with Japanese car major Nissan to bring out a limited edition ‘Bolt Gold’ GT-R model that will be sold online to the highest bidder through eBay starting November 22.And then the truth dawned! Bolt revealed that he would like to set a pace on charity that is considerably faster than what he does when while on the track.Bolt revealed that all proceeds from the charity auction will be passed on to the Usain Bolt Foundation that supports educational and cultural opportunities for kids in Jamaica.The unique gold color of the car also has a story behind it. Of course, we know that Bolt was the Golden man of the London Olympics for obvious reasons, but there is more…The color was part of a ‘Fan Appreciation’ event hosted by Nissan at Yokohama in October when the company painted the town in golden to commemorate Bolt’s athletic feats.The car features a gold plate embossed with Bolt’s signature and will be built to performance specifications conforming to the regulations in the winning bidder’s country of residenceOops! Now that puts Indian bidders at a considerable disadvantage, as there’s no way a car that ‘bolts’ at breakneck speed will get allowed in a country!The car will be delivered to the winner next March. We wonder if Usain Bolt will be at hand to personally hand over the keys. Now, that’ll be something we’d bid a million dollars for.We hear that Bolt has also got himself a position as ‘Director of Excitement’ with Nissan, a designation that will make part of a new ‘What If’ campaign of the company.Of course, as ardent fans of this charismatic athlete, our advice would be: “You don’t need a designation like that to excite us. YouTube videos of your 100M dash at London do it always!On the other hand, the designation seems to excite Bolt. “It warms my heart to help kids and young people who are at the starting blocks of life,” he says.It would be wonderful if someday this activity leads to a ‘Second Bolt’, he concludes. We beg to differ mate! There can only ever be one Usain Bolt – the ultimate sporting entertainer!
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