Everyone thinks they can beat Usain Bolt, except they can't

Usain Bolt wins the gold medal in the 100 meters. (Getty Images) RIO DE JANEIRO — Everybody can beat Usain Bolt. Just ask them, and they’ll tell you.

The question was put to Michael Johnson, four-time American gold medalist and the only man to win the 200m and 400m in the same Olympics: Could Bolt could beat him? “Absolutely not,” Johnson said with a grin. “Of course not. He is close, he comes close. He’ll tell you that. But he wouldn’t beat me.”

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