Usain Bolt ends season - Jamaican sprinter won't race again in 2015
World champion says he wants to focus on next year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt will skip the season-ending Diamond League meet in Brussels on Friday to enjoy a break after storming to treble gold at the world championships in Beijing last month.
“After the excitement of the past few weeks at the world championships in Beijing, I have decided not to race again in 2015,” Bolt said in a post on his Facebook account.
“I am already thinking about next year and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio where I will attempt to defend my titles in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m.
After the excitement of the past few weeks at the world championships in Beijing, I have decided not to race again in 2015
“I will enjoy a short break from training now to recharge before resuming background training next month.”
Bolt saw off all rivals in the Chinese capital, sealing another world treble gold despite an injury-hit season.
Bolt anchored Jamaica to victory in the 4x100m relay to add to his wins in the 100m and 200m, trumping his much-touted and controversial American rival Justin Gatlin.
It was Bolt’s fifth treble gold showing in major championships, having performed the same feat at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics in Beijing and London, and world championships in 2009 and 2013 in Berlin and Moscow.