Will there be anybody like Usain Bolt again? Not if you ask the man himself. “I doubt it,” he replied, flashing that toothy, impish grin. “Nobody can be the next Usain Bolt.”
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Will there be anybody like Usain Bolt again? Not if you ask the man himself. “I doubt it,” he replied, flashing that toothy, impish grin. “Nobody can be the next Usain Bolt.”
• IAAF suspended country after investigation revealed systematic doping
• IOC was waiting on ruling as it decides whether to ban entire country
• IOC seeks legal advice over blanket ban versus athletes’ rights to justice
• McLaren report had revealed extent of Russian cover-up
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has said the withdrawal of the top men from the Olympic golf tournament at the 2016 summer Games in Rio de Janeiro will be taken into account when evaluating the sport’s future on the Olympic programme.
Brazilian President Michel Temer has promised next month's Olympic Games will show the world "one of the major global economies at work in a mature democracy" in a special welcome message designed to alleviate growing fears with just 30 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of Rio 2016.