Usain Bolt Barely Holds Off Cuba’s Perez

Triple Olympian Usain Bolt wins by three seconds in Ostrava. (Twitter image)

By NAN Sports Editor

News Americas, OSTRAVA, Czech Republic, Thurs. June 29, 2017: The world’s fastest man, Triple Olympian Usain Bolt, had a seemingly tough time at the 56th Ostrava Golden Spike in the Czech Republic earlier.

The famed Jamaican athlete barely held off Cuba’s Yunier Perez to take the win by a bare three seconds in the much touted men’s 100-m.

Bolt won in a time of 10:06 after a slow start, while Perez was right behind with 10:09. Still Bolt took to Twitter to tweet after: “9th time just as sweet as the 1st time #Ostrava.”

He also insisted he would be ready for the world championships, which begins on August 5th, saying: “I never worry. I always tell you guys if my coach is not worried, I am not worried. I just need to go to my doctor and get everything checked out to make sure everything is smooth and continue training so when my next race in Monaco comes [in the Diamond League on 21 July], I’ll see where I am at.”