OlympicTalk · Apr 26, 2016
Usain Bolt, Ashton Eaton to race 100m at same meet
Usain Bolt and Ashton Eaton will both race the 100m at a meet in Ostrava, Czech Republic, on May 20 in what could be a first-ever meeting between the world’s fastest man and world’s greatest athlete.
Bolt, the 100m world-record holder at 9.58 seconds, has three other meets scheduled so far this season — including in the Cayman Islands on May 14 and London on July 22 — before the Rio Olympics.
He’s also slated for the Jamaican Olympic Trials.
Eaton, the decathlon world-record holder with 9,045 points, has a 100m personal best of 10.23 seconds.
Bolt hasn’t run that slow since July 24, 2009 (10.31 into a strong headwind in a heat), according to Tilastopaja.org.