Even among the many physical attractions of Rio, one man who can stop the place dead is Usain St Leo Bolt.
His only rival in that department is the traffic.
He has remained the single great clean icon in these troubled times for athletics, though on the eve of his attempt to win a third treble of Olympic sprint titles of 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay, he could not entirely duck the question of where his sport stands.
But in a press conference at the Cidade Das Artes – a concrete jungle of a cultural centre – and beamed live back to Jamaica, he was unsure that he will competing in a fair competition.
‘In life nothing is guaranteed,’ said Bolt. ‘But I never worry about that. That is down to WADA and IOC to deal with. I go to compete and wow the crowds. But I think the sport is going in the right direction. We are weeding out the bad ones.
‘That is why people should have faith. We have to go through the bad times to get to the good times. I believe it will be a clean sport in a few years.’
Bolt’s fame goes before him. He is unusual in having the luxury of a room of his own in the athletes’ village, where he is stopped for selfies more than anyone else.
After his presser, Bolt took to the stage joining a bevy of carnival girls and got the chance to show off his silk samba dance moves.
Samba is a lively, rhythmical dance of Afro Brazilian origin.
Watch the video below.
-Dailymail
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