Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is aiming to break Michael Johnson’s 400 metres world record, which has withstood the efforts of the world’s best sprinters for nine years. “There are no major championships in 2010 so I could go for the 400 record that year. The training for 400 is so much harder, but I’m thinking about it,” Bolt said recently.
Spin bowler Pragyan Ojha was born on Teachers Day and his favourite festival is Holi although he hasn’t been able to celebrate it for the past three years owing to his cricketing travels. He is also an avid reader and his friend and fellow cricketer Robin Uthappa recently presented him with a copy of Robin Sharma’s book The Monk who sold his Ferrari.
Swimmer Michael Phelps is beginning to train again after a long lay off. He wants to return to the pool in Baltimore where he first learnt the sport. “You get different sorts of people there, not just professionals. Next to me you might have a baby in swimmer-diapers and in another lane you may see a little old lady taking her daily exercise — it’s fun,” he says.
Olympic bronze medallist, wrestler Sushil Kumar was the star attraction at the national wrestling championship which was held in the rural environs of Nawabganj in Uttar Pradesh. His gesture of coming all the way to a remote place and taking part in the competition gave the tournament a huge facelift.
Footballer Lionel Messi’s skills have drawn wide acclaim from his fellow players. “It is as if someone commands him from the stands, like in a video game,” said Everton player Mikel Arteta. “I have never seen a human run with the ball at that speed. I have not seen Diego Maradona so I cannot compare, but Messi is simply unbeatable.”
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