Bolt: Anybody can replace me

Usain Bolt has said “anyone” can “fill the gap” that he will leave when he finally retires from athletics, as he sought to “inspire young kids” to take up the sport.
The nine-times Olympic Gold medalist said he has “no idea” how he will mark the moment of his final race at the 2017 World Athletics Championships in London, but added that he is “sure” he will “figure something out”.
The Jamaican, who stormed onto the world stage at the Beijing Games in 2008, is launching a new film about his glittering career, which premieres in Leicester Square on Monday.
“People just see me winning easy and they say ‘oh this is easy I probably could do it’ but they never see the background work that I put in, so this is the main reason that I really wanted to do it, to show people that it wasn’t easy,” he said.
“I hope it can inspire young kids and inspire everybody, a generation, to be better at what they do.”
Bolt said he still “wants to be a part of track of field” to help motivate people and promote the sport.