'Please don't create lies to make headlines', he tweets
Usain Bolt has denied calling the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
"a bit shit".
Bolt's apparent comments have created a storm of controversy after
allegedly making the remarks while waiting in the rain for his car to
arrive after briefly leaving the athletes' village in Glasgow.
Asked if he was having fun in Scotland he is reported by the Times to have
responded, "not really".
However the Jamaican sprinter responded on Twitter, saying: "I'm
waking up to this nonsense.. journalist please don't create lies to make
headlines".
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt)
I'm waking up to this nonsense..journalist please don't create lies
to make headlines Bolt's manager, Ricky Simms, also said the reports
were "utter rubbish" and added: "The atmosphere in and around the
stadiums has
been absolutely fantastic and I have absolutely no idea where these
quotes have come from."
The six-time Olympic champion arrived in Glasgow last Saturday morning
and, at a press conference in the main press centre, confirmed he
would be running the 4x100 metres relay heats on Friday as well as in
the sprint relay final on Saturday, the final day of athletics
competition. Bolt confirmed he would be staying in the athletes'
village but added that he would be spending most of his time in his
room.
Bolt has yet to race this year after taking time to recover from a
foot injury but said he was in "pretty good shape" and looking forward
to getting races under his belt. He also said he was eager to make his
Commonwealth Games debut having missed the Melbourne Games through
injury in 2006 and not appearing at the Delhi Games in 2010.
Bolt's decision to compete in Glasgow gave the Games a huge boost with
other stars like Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Mark Cavendish not
appearing in Glasgow.
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