Usain Bolt said most of his races this year “have been really poor” but insisted confidence for the World Championships next month, saying “I’m not planning to lose” and “it just takes one run to get to 9.7 [seconds shape],” according to reports from his London press conference Thursday.
Bolt spoke one day before he’s scheduled for arguably his toughest race since Sept. 6, 2013, a 100m at a Diamond League meet at the 2012 Olympic Stadium, where three years ago he swept the 100m, 200m and 4x100m Olympic titles for a second straight Games. The full schedule and start lists are here.