{"id":8745,"date":"2012-07-27T01:00:19","date_gmt":"2012-07-27T01:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=8745"},"modified":"2012-07-27T01:00:19","modified_gmt":"2012-07-27T01:00:19","slug":"i-am-just-focussed-on-winning-the-gold-medal-usain-bolt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=8745","title":{"rendered":"I am just focussed on winning the gold medal: Usain Bolt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At 25, Usain Bolt already has the world mesmerised at his feet. he has the legacy of three new world records in all three events at Beijing Olympics and that the only place he can go is down, , says a report in <strong>Hindustan Times.<br \/><\/strong><br \/>One would figure that that plays on his mind. But the fastest man in the world is quick to brush that aside. &#8220;I won\u2019t say pressure is anything. For me, I am just focussed on winning. To win a gold medal \u2014 that\u2019s the focus. 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