Usain Bolt mulls retirement after Rio Olympics

September 04, 2013 07:13 pm | Updated June 02, 2016 09:13 am IST - BRUSSELS

Athlete Usain Bolt of Jamaica addresses the media at the Sheraton hotel in Brussels on Wednesday.

Athlete Usain Bolt of Jamaica addresses the media at the Sheraton hotel in Brussels on Wednesday.

Usain Bolt said he plans to retire from the sport after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Bolt says he wants to win gold in Rio, set another world record in the 200 meters next year, and perhaps win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.

“I think it will be a good time to retire, on top and just been dominating for so long”, Bolt said.

After winning three golds at the world championships in Moscow, Bolt will run his final race this season in the 100 at Friday’s Van Damme Memorial.

Bolt says “if I want to be among the greats of (Muhammad) Ali and Pele and all these guys I have to continue dominating until I retire.”

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