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Track legends Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell made bold statements on retired French sprint hero Christophe Lemaitre, saying he never got to fulfil his maximum potential.
Jamaican sprint legends Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell have shared interesting revelations on the rushed development and wasted potential of talented French record holder Christophe Lemaitre.
The sprint icons had competitive years together peaking from 2008-2017, witnessed the French speedster become one of the greatest sprinters in European history.
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Lemaitre became the first white athlete to run sub-10s in an officially timed 100 m event, and he went under the barrier on seven occasions: three times in 2010 and four times in 2011.
He played a vital role in the French 4x100m team winning bronze at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the Rio 2016 Olympics, where he claimed the 200m bronze medal behind Bolt and Canadian sprint star Andre De Grasse.
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Lemaitre is a 2010 European 100m and 200m champion, 2011 World Championships 200m bronze and 4x100m silver medallist, and is only the third Frenchman in history behind Ronald Pognon and Jimmy Vicaut to have broken the 10s barrier in the 100m.
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Interestingly, Bolt and Powell believe he didn't fulfill his maximum potential as he was rushed and pressured into stopping their dominance.
"So for who doesn't know, Christophe Lemaitre is a French guy and he was the first white guy to break 10 seconds," said Powell in a podcast. "And they were putting so much pressure on him to beat us and I'm sure this guy was fine with just running 9 seconds," he continued.
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"But I think he would have been better," added Bolt. "If they gave him time to develop, he would have been better". Powell agreeing with his compatriot's statement said: "But they just came and threw him in the lion's den".
Bolt then concluded by saying: "Sometimes people make simple mistakes and put athletes in some situation that they become angry."
Lamaitre was one of the finest sprinters during his active years, posing major challenge to Bolt and Powell at any championship.
The 34-year-old clocked 100m personal best of 9.92s and 200m best of 19.80s in 2011, which still stands as the National Record to date. By doing this he became the second-fastest European 200 m sprinter in history after Pietro Mennea and also the first white man to go sub-10s and sub-20s.
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He announced his retirement in June 2024, after failing to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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