‘We wanted to do it' – Usain Bolt names world record holder among three stars he was gutted not to race against
USAIN BOLT has revealed the three stars he would have loved to have raced against - including a world record holder.
Bolt, 38, opened up about the athletes that he regrets not facing up against, having retired from the track in 2017.
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There's few sprinters that could come close to Bolt in his prime, with the Jamaican winning an astonishing eight Olympic gold medals over the years.
Bolt still holds the world record for the 100m sprint, set at 9.58 seconds in 2009, but would have loved to push himself further against other greats from the past and present.
Speaking to Colin Jackson on the PUMA Go Wild Podcast, Bolt listed legends Don Quarrie and Michael Johnson alongside current world record holder Wayde van Niekerk as his dream race opponents.
He said: "It would definitely be Michael Johnson, and Don Quarrie.
"And I'm very sad that I didn't get to compete against van Niekerk, we wanted to do a 200m and I was not fit enough.
"That's one thing, I was like, 'You know what? I wish I was fit enough to compete against him.'
"He's the world record holder and I was like, 'You know what? To run a 200m with him, who would be the best?'
"It would have been great to compete with him."
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Van Niekerk, 32, currently holds the world record for the 400m sprint after winning gold in the 2016 Rio Olympics at 43.03 seconds.
While he is also the first sprinter in the history of track and field to record a sub 10-second 100m, a sub 20-second 200m and a sub-44 second 400m.
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Van Niekerk isn't the only current sprinter that Bolt has suggested he would like to race against either.
Earlier this year he revealed he would love to give current Olympic champion Noah Lyles a run for his money.
Legend Michael Johnson, 57, won four Olympic gold medals for Team USA.
While Don Quarrie, 74, represented Jamaica at three Olympic Games, winning gold for the 200m in 1976
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