Jamaica's Usain Bolt (left) competing against Tyson Gay of the United States during the men's 200 metres final at the 11th IAAF World Athletics Championship in Osaka last Thursday. Gay won the event and Bolt placed second. - Reuters OSAKA, Japan (CMC):
Jamaica's outstanding 200-metre runner Usain Bolt has pledged to beat man of the moment Tyson Gay of the United States.
Bolt, who ran second to Gay in the 200-metre final on Friday, conceded in an IAAF website story that Gay was the better man now, but he is harbouring thoughts of defeating him eventually.
Gay landed gold and completed the sprint double when he won the half-lap sprint in a championship record 19.76 seconds on Friday, chased by Bolt who clocked 19.91 seconds for silver.
"Tyson was the better man on the day, but hopefully, next time, I will get him," Bolt said.
"I tried hard, but for the moment he (Gay) is unbeatable. I think I did pretty well, but I would have liked to win the gold," added Bolt, after capturing his first major championships medal.
Winner of the World Junior title in 2002 and the World Youth title in 2003, Bolt said he will do whatever it takes to beat Gay next season.
Hard work and dedication
Bolt, who is the World Junior record holder at 19.93, and Central American and Caribbean record holder at 19.75, admitted, however, that it is going to take hard work and dedication to beat Gay.
"It's all about hard work and training and getting everything right, and running a perfect race on the day," said the Jamaican, who turned 21 years old last month.
He was accused on Jamaican radio by his coach Glen Mills as being 'lazy' and, while he accepted it earlier this year by saying "I am more serious now," he said, "I am willing to do what it takes to beat Gay come next year," the IAAF story reported.
The 25-year-old Gay, the second- fastest man ever over 200m at 19.62 seconds, became the third man to take the 100m/200m sprint double at a World Championships, joining Americans Maurice Greene and Justin Gatlin, who achieved the feat in 1999 and 2005, respectively.
