Usain Bolt and Mo Farah in action as World Championships begin today
Jamaican sprint superstar and British distance runner Mo Farah get ready for their events at the World Championships
Jamaican superstar Usain Bolt makes his bow in the 100m heats on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships today, when Briton Mo Farah will bid for an unprecedented six consecutive global track distance titles in the 10,000m.
Bolt's appearance at Beijing's iconic Bird's Nest stadium comes seven years after he stormed to treble gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in the capital, a period in which he has dominated.
"Beijing was where it all started for me at the Olympic Games in 2008," the towering 29-year-old said. "I have great memories of this city and the stadium. It's great to be back here, I'm looking forward to getting on the track."
As soon as I get injured, people start to question if I can come back from injury ... I ignore what's going on and put the work in to get it right
After missing six weeks of competitive sprinting because of an early-season injury, Bolt rebounded with back-to-back winning times of 9.87 seconds at last month's London Diamond League meet.
"As soon as I get injured, people start to question if I can come back from injury," Bolt said.
"They're writing, 'Usain Bolt is injured' or 'Usain Bolt won't come back' or "Usain Bolt will get beat.' I ignore what's going on and put the work in to get it right."
Farah, who came through the youth and junior ranks alongside Bolt, has made the headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent months, with his American coach Alberto Salazar accused of violating several anti-doping rules.
