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Usain Bolt ready to meet rivals

Last modified: 25 Jul 2012 13:24

This is my time... This will be the moment, and this will be the year, when I set myself apart from other athletes in the world

Usain Bolt is back to his confident best in interview with British newspaper The Guardian on Wednesday. After breaking three sprint world records at the 2008 Beijing Games, Bolt has looked in shaky form since his false start disqualification in the 100 metres world champs last year. He also suffered back-to-back losses to rival Johan Blake at Jamaican trials but has thrown down the gauntlet to his training partner saying the final will be a talented field, including fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell, Tyson Gay, Justin Gatlin amongst others. "It's going to cause a lot of stress. It will really test him (Blake) as an athlete - and as a person overall. We'll see how good he is."