Bolt to Rogge:'I just want to have fun'

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008

BEIJING (AFP) — Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt replied to criticism directed at him by IOC President Jacques Rogge on Friday by saying that he was not disrespectful to his rivals, he was just out to have fun and entertain.

The 22-year-old Jamaican - who had just added a third Olympic title here and a third world record in the 4x100 metres relay - said that he wasn't just someone who turned up to race but also to entertain the crowd.

Rogge, himself a three-time Olympic yachtsman, had told AFP on Thursday that while Bolt was obviously an extraordinary talent he still had things to learn.

"He is a young man but he should show more respect for his rivals. That would be more in the spirit of the Olympic ideal.

"He should shake hands with them after...