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Thursday, August 21, 2008

IOC President Rips into Bolt

"I understand the joy," ... "He might have interpreted that in another way, but the way it was perceived was 'catch me if you can.' You don't do that. But he'll learn. He's still a young man"

- Jacques Rogge



IOC president Jacques Rogge ripped into 100 and 200 meter gold medal winner Usain Bolt for his lack of sportsmanship after the Olympian broke the world 200 meter record and saying "he has to mature."


"That's not the way we perceive being a champion," Rogge said and then commented on the chest thumping the gold medalist did in the middle of winning the 100 meters. "I understand the joy. "He might have interpreted that in another way, but the way it was perceived was 'catch me if you can.' You don't do that. But he'll learn. He's still a young man."


Source: USA Today

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