'It doesn't change anything' - Usain Bolt insists he has no regrets despite ending career with loss at 2017 World Championships

'It doesn't change anything' - Usain Bolt insists he has no regrets despite ending career with loss at 2017 World Championships

Evans Ousuru 07:00 - 03.12.2024

Bolt was beaten in his final race, failing to sign off perfectly as fans expect him but nonetheless the sprinting legend remains unbothered.

Jamaican sprinting legend Usain Bolt harbours no regrets even though he retired on a low note in 2017.

The three-time 100m Olympic champion came third in the 2017 London World Championships, in one of the fewest moments the 38-year-old failed to claim gold in his specialty.

Bolt, who wanted to sign off on a high note, was beaten by rival Justin Gatlin to the title after the American sprinter won a highly-charged race in 9.92 seconds, with Coleman completing an American one-two in 9.94 seconds. Bolt crossed the line in 9.95 sec, shocking the crowd who had come to see Bolt sign off in style, ahead of his retirement announcement.

The eight-time Olympic champion insisted the defeat changed nothing. "No regrets. I came out and did my best, I was always going to end no matter what happened. Win, lose or draw I was always going to walk away," Bolt told TalkSport.

"It doesn't change anything in my career. I did it for the fans, they really wanted me to do one more season. No one is going to be happy they didn't win, but I knew I came out here and I gave my all," he added.

Bolt is regarded as one of the greatest sprinters in history after his collection of medals in a career that spanned 13 years of dominance on the track. He also boasts of three Olympic 200m gongs and is an 11-time world championships winner.

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