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World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has claimed that athletics have evolved from the era of Usain Bolt.
Bolt was an athletic legend, dominating the sprints throughout his illustrious career to earn eight Olympic and nine world gold medals.
The sprinter became a legend in track and field events, breaking and setting a record as the fastest man alive.
Following Bolt’s retirement from athletics, the governing body's president is pleased that attention is no longer on Bolt.
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00:51 - 11.08.2024
Paris 2024: Usain Bolt reacts to Jamaica's terrible outing at the Olympic Games
Legendary Jamaican speed king shared his thoughts on the poor outing of his country at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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15:38 - 09.08.2024
Paris 2024: What Usain Bolt, Ta Lou-Smith, and Simbine had to say about Tebogo's Olympic gold historic feat
Track superstars have taking turns to congratulate Letsile Tebogo on his historic feat of winning the Paris 2024 Olympic 200m gold medal, and Usain Bolt top this star-studded list.
Sebastian speaks on turnaround
Sebastian has praised the rise of a new set of Olympians in Paris who have partially filled the vacuum left by the late Jamaican great Usain Bolt.
Since Bolt's retirement following the 2017 world championship in London, there has been constant discussion regarding potential successors for him as the sport's top pin-up.
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According to JamaicaObserver, the World Athletics President told reporters, “We are no longer a sport about one person. That one person was Herculean, that one person transformed the popularity of our sport for a very clear period of time, and he consistently did that.
“You don’t replace Muhammad Ali, you don’t replace Usain Bolt. But I did say, ‘Mark my words, other athletes will come through.”
“I cannot remember a generation of more talented athletes. The way they’ve come through has been extraordinary.
“We’ve now got a greater bandwidth of talent across a broader range of disciplines than we’ve ever had in the sport.”
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Over a million tickets were sold for the Olympic athletics competition held at the Stade de France when competitors from 75 nations secured top-eight positions.
There were also thirteen new Olympic records set, and a daily lineup of celebrities eager to see the action was present in the World Athletics sitting area for guests.
Meanwhile, the legendary Jamaican speed king shared his thoughts on his country's poor performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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