Usain Bolt on fatherhood and comeback thoughts

Usain Bolt has been a father of three since June, and the former world-class sprinter is sweating just as much as he used to during training. “Of course, being a father is now taking over the main role in my life. “It’s really a full-time job, there are no breaks,” the 34-year-old Jamaican told “Welt am Sonntag” in an interview. “The twins are still very small, they want to be fed, they want to be changed, they scream all the time,” said the eight-time Olympic champion and eleven-time world champion. “Sometimes it is difficult, but I also enjoy it a lot.” The twin boys Saint Leo and Thunder were born in June. But Bolt can't handle the workload alone: "My girlfriend does a lot too, of course, and our parents also help from time to time." Daughter Olympia Lightning is one year old. Bolt also makes music Bolt has now started making music. “I spend a lot of time doing that too. I also do a lot of charity work in Jamaica. So I still have a lot to do and a few people are urging me to become a trainer.” He already loved music during his career: “I've always danced a lot. So I wanted to try it myself at some point.” For almost twelve years, Bolt has held the world records for the 100 meters (9,58 seconds) and for the double distance (19,19 seconds). Because of the Corona crisis, he cannot watch the Olympic sprints in Tokyo in the stadium as he had hoped. “Now I will watch the races at home on TV and try to follow everything from the heats to the finals,” he said. Bolt swears that he only thought about a comeback “once” after his resignation. “I went to my coach at the time and said: Coach, I think we can make a comeback. And my coach replied dryly: No, I don’t think so.”

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Usain Bolt on fatherhood and comeback thoughts

The fastest man in the world now has to change diapers and feed his twin boys.

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