Sprint champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica has revealed plans to diminish his training programme in a bid to prolong his career.
Bolt, 26, said on Tuesday his best chance of adding to his haul of six Olympic gold medals was to avoid over-exerting his body between now and the Rio Games.
‘I’m going to try to not train too hard and not force my body more than I need to,’ Bolt said.
‘Right now I’m at my physical peak and as you get older it gets harder to keep that level. But my goal is to reach a peak that is even higher than what I have achieved till now. I want to be the best in my sport.’
Bolt, 26, said on Tuesday his best chance of adding to his haul of six Olympic gold medals was to avoid over-exerting his body between now and the Rio Games.
‘I’m going to try to not train too hard and not force my body more than I need to,’ Bolt said.
‘Right now I’m at my physical peak and as you get older it gets harder to keep that level. But my goal is to reach a peak that is even higher than what I have achieved till now. I want to be the best in my sport.’