Usain Bolt has a new challenger, and maybe even a new distance to think about.
The biggest star in track is being sought out by Mo Farah for a charity race somewhere between Bolt’s sprint specialty and Farah’s distance domain.
“It’d be great to be able to do a distance where people vote in what distance will be suitable, and then get a judge and then come in the middle with that distance and train for it,” said Farah, a British runner who won the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at last year’s London’s Olympics. “Bolt, are you up for that? Come on, you got to do it.”
Bolt has little left to prove on the track. The Jamaican won the 100 and 200 in world record time at the 2008 Beijing Games, and then became the first man to defend those titles at last year’s Olympics. He also helped Jamaica win the 4x100 relays at both.
On Friday in London, Bolt won the 100 meters at the Anniversary Games, a Diamond League meet that took place in the Olympic Stadium to mark one year since the start of the 2012 Olympics. Farah won the 3,000 on Saturday.
Despite the differences in distances, Bolt seems to be considering Farah’s challenge.
“That sounds fun. It’s going to be hard, but for me it’s charity, so it’s just all about fun and enjoyment,” Bolt said. “For me, I’m up for anything if it’s possible.”
The hard part would be deciding what distance to race.