In New York earlier this year to celebrate the Hublot flagship store opening, the Jamaican sprinter talks training for Rio and his Olympic goals.
by Ally Betker
Article Reprint
Late last week, news broke that Usain Bolt injured his hamstring at the Jamaican Olympic trials, causing many to speculate whether the Jamaican sprinter would compete at Rio. Here’s hoping he makes a quick recovery, as earlier this year, he told W that these will likely be his last Olympic Games. In April, he traveled to New York to help the watch brand Hublot (he’s been a brand ambassador for the past seven years) open its Fifth Avenue flagship store. Padding around in his socks inside a suite on the 10th floor of the Pierre Hotel in New York, Bolt moved quietly and carefully, picking his way through the 18th-century style furniture. It made sense: a stubbed toe would have more severe consequences for a six-time Olympic gold medal winning athlete than your average hotel guest. With three months to go until Rio, he seemed calm and collected—yet firmly adamant that the forthcoming summer Olympic Games would be his last. “My coach keeps telling me to say I’m not going to retire. That I should just go through the motions and see what I feel every year, and see if I really want to do it, but personally, I want to do it.”