By Anthony Foster, Freelance WriterFOLLOWING his World Junior record-breaking run at the CARIFTA Games in Bermuda yesterday, Jamaica's teenage sprint sensation Usain 'Lightning' Bolt has set his sights on Donald Quarrie's national 200m record.
"That was my main goal for the year, to run under 20-point and I've got it early," Bolt told reporters after his victory.
"So I think I have to get a next goal which is to break the national record (19.86), so I'll be working on that for the Olympics," added Bolt, who had shared the World Junior record of 20.13 with American Roy Bailey before yesterday's run.
In setting the new world junior mark of 19.93 Bolt, the national 200m champion, also secured a world leading time.
"I've been working hard and I guess it paid off," added Bolt, the World Junior, World Youth and Pan American Junior Championships gold medallist.
BEST RUN
Leacroft Bolt, head coach of Jamaica's team to the championships, said it is the best run he has seen and credited Usain's personal coach Fitz Coleman.
"This is the best run I have ever seen in my whole life, with natural eyes," an overjoyed Leacroft, who is unrelated to Usain, told The Gleaner. "Based on the time and the ease the youngster ran it with.
"I have to congratulate Coleman his coach for strengthening him up. He is stronger now with the 400m base and more co-ordinated," the coach added.
"He was very comfortable, he won in 19.93 and the next person behind did 21.07. He actually stopped running in the last 20-30 metres, he could have run 19.7."
