WOA Hires Chief Executive; Tokyo 2020 Adds Sponsor; Bolt: "I'll Be Kind of Old" at Rio

Bolt: "I’ll Be Kind of Old" in Rio

Don’t expect Usain Bolt to best his 100m mark at the 2016 Olympics, says the Jamaican.

"The record is going to be a little bit harder to break because then I will be kind of old," the sprint superstar said over the weekend during a promotional tour of Rio de Janeiro.

"I'll be 33, but I'll definitely come and give a good performance," he added.

Bolt’s weekend in Rio reached a climax Sunday on a makeshift track at Copacabana Beach, where he fell seven hundredths of a second short of breaking his 150m world record set in 2009.

"It was my first sprint race, definitely a good start for the season," he said in a post-race press conference. "I'm looking forward to coming down here in 2016."

Bolt also made headlines in Rio by revealing he’s still "not sure" if he will return to Olympic Stadium on the one-year anniversary of the Games to compete in the British Athletics London Grand Prix.

"We've had positive negotiations, it will be great for him to go back there a year after everything that happened last year," his agency, Ricky Simms, was quoted Sunday in an Associated Press report.

"It's going to be a good event. We've just got a few things to finalize. In the next months, hopefully, we'll find solutions."

Mike Miller Joins WOA

Mike Miller is the first CEO for the World Olympians Association.

The WOA made the announcement on Monday. Miller previously served as CEO of the International Rugby Board.

In his roll, Miller will oversee the WOA’s day-to-day operations and help implement its strategic plan.

WOA president Joel Bouzou said Miller’s appointment was discussed within the highest levels of the Olympic Movement.

"Mike's potential appointment was discussed with the IOC President, the IOC Director General and the IOC Director of Sport and is part of the closer working relationship which we have recently built up between the WOA and the IOC," Bouzou said in a statement.

"The WOA is setting out on a new course with a new vision and a renewed mandate to support Olympians around the world and help promote the values of Olympism. It is therefore important to have the right person to steer the WOA in this positive direction."

Tokyo Adds 18th Sponsor

Aoki Holdings is the 18th sponsor of Tokyo 2020.

The company along with designer Junk Shimada will design Tokyo 2020’s uniforms at upcoming events.

AOKI Holdings’ President and COO Akihiro Aoki said: "We are fully behind Tokyo 2020’s efforts to bring the world’s greatest sports celebration to the heart of one of the most forward-thinking cities in the world. It will be our pleasure to dress the bid with smart attire that expresses both the professionalism and celebratory spirit that characterize Tokyo 2020."

Ronnie Ray Smith, U.S. Gold Medalist, 64

Ronnie Ray Smith, a gold medalist for the U.S. at the 1968 Olympics, died on Sunday. He was 64.

Smith was part of the 4x100m relay team at the Mexico City Olympics that ran a world record pace.

According to a report in the Associated Press, former college teammate Kirk Clayton said the sprinter died at a hospice in Los Angeles.

Written by Ed Hula III.

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