The three-time Olympic champion and outgoing fastest man on the planet, Usain Bolt, may have identified a talent worthy of timeshare in his kingdom.
Bolt applauded the emerging talent of bronze medalist Andre De Grasse after sharing an adjacent lane with the Canadian upstart in the semifinal and final races of the men's 100m at Rio 2016.
"He's going to be good. He runs just like me," Bolt said in an interview with CBC's Scott Oake. "He's really slow out of the blocks, but when he gets going, he gets going. I think he can improve his start much better than me because he's shorter. So he will get better at his start if he works on a few things."
He added: "To come third last year (at the World Championship), and then this year, to come in an even better field and to do the same again, that's a big deal."
Bolt's support for De Grasse was evident even before he was prompted by the Canadian media. The two were interacting after a false start halted their semifinal, and after the race, microphones picked up Bolt telling De Grasse that he warned countryman Yohan Blake about the Canadian's speed before the 100m final.
"Watch him, Blake. He's coming."
