Five athletes to watch at Beijing world championships ahead of Rio Games
Jamaican star changed the sprint game forever in 2008, but who will be the next Usain Bolt to light up track and field?
Hard as this is to believe, there was a time when no one knew of Usain Bolt.
The 1.95 metre Jamaican exploded on the scene shortly before the 2008 Beijing Olympics and changed the sprinting game forever.
He has set and reset the world records in the 100 metres (9.58 seconds), 200m (19.19) and the 4x100m relay (36.84).
He has had fun every step of the way, too, entertaining fans not only with his blistering times, but his theatrics after he has crossed the line. That bow-and-arrow pose remains epic.
Could the next Bolt be lurking at world championships next week in Beijing? Or watching at home on television?
A look at some athletes who could be names to know a year from now at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro:
