{"id":6730,"date":"2017-08-07T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T09:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=6730"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:04:27","slug":"legendary-usain-bolt-races-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/legendary-usain-bolt-races-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Le l\u00e9gendaire Usain Bolt prend sa retraite"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/\">Accueil<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/a>\/\n        Le l\u00e9gendaire Usain Bolt prend sa retraite\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Usain Bolt\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Usain-Bolt-last_H1.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Flegendary-usain-bolt-races-retirement%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Flegendary-usain-bolt-races-retirement%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/legendary-usain-bolt-races-retirement\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Flegendary-usain-bolt-races-retirement%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >\u201cEcoutez, je suis toujours le meilleur\u201d<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Le l\u00e9gendaire Usain Bolt prend sa retraite<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">7 ao\u00fbt 2017 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Legendary Usain Bolt races into Retirement&quot;, \"text\": &quot;He would have loved to read in the papers that he finished his unparalleled career unbeatable.\\nIn the end, it did not quite happen. He fell short by 0.03 seconds and came in third. Yet, Usain Bolt is still the best.\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/legendary-usain-bolt-races-retirement\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/legendary-usain-bolt-races-retirement\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/legendary-usain-bolt-races-retirement\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Flegendary-usain-bolt-races-retirement%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsports%2Flegendary-usain-bolt-races-retirement%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Il aurait aim\u00e9 lire dans les journaux qu'il avait termin\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re in\u00e9gal\u00e9e en \u00e9tant imbattable.<\/span>\n<span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Finalement, ce n'est pas ce qui s'est pass\u00e9. Il a manqu\u00e9 0,03 seconde et a termin\u00e9 troisi\u00e8me. Pourtant, Usain Bolt reste le meilleur.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Pour la derni\u00e8re fois de sa vie, Usain Bolt s'est \u00e9lanc\u00e9 dans le couloir du 100 m dans la course individuelle des Championnats du monde d'athl\u00e9tisme \u00e0 Londres samedi. Comme d'habitude, les gens s'attendaient \u00e0 ce qu'il franchisse la ligne en premier, avec un \u00e9cart important sur ses sept concurrents. Mais cette fois - <strong>pour la premi\u00e8re fois en finale du 100 m depuis pr\u00e8s de dix ans<\/strong> - c'\u00e9tait diff\u00e9rent. Dans un final serr\u00e9, Bolt termine troisi\u00e8me (9.95s) derri\u00e8re les sprinters am\u00e9ricains Justin Gatlin (9.92s) et Christian Coleman (9.94s).<br\/>\n<br\/>Lors d'une conf\u00e9rence de presse \u00e0 Londres la semaine derni\u00e8re, <strong>Bolt est s\u00fbr d'\u00eatre toujours l'homme le plus rapide du monde.<\/strong> \u201cAllez, vous me connaissez. Si je me pr\u00e9sente \u00e0 un championnat, vous savez que je suis pleinement confiant et pr\u00eat \u00e0 y aller\u201d. Apr\u00e8s les demi-finales, o\u00f9 il a termin\u00e9 deuxi\u00e8me derri\u00e8re Christian Coleman, Bolt a admis qu'il devait am\u00e9liorer son d\u00e9part. \u201cC'\u00e9tait tr\u00e8s mauvais, j'ai tr\u00e9buch\u00e9 en sortant des blocs, je n'aime pas \u00e7a, <strong>Il faut que je me reprenne en main\u201d.\u201d<\/strong> En finale, il a tout donn\u00e9, mais cela n'a pas suffi. Usain n'a pas eu le privil\u00e8ge de terminer sa carri\u00e8re sur une note victorieuse. \u201cMes jambes me font mal maintenant. C'est la premi\u00e8re fois que je cours et mes jambes me font mal, <strong>il est temps de partir<\/strong>\u201d, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9 apr\u00e8s la derni\u00e8re course.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Usain Bolt and Colin Jackson\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Usain-Bolt-last_G9.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Usain lors d'une conf\u00e9rence de presse \u00e0 Londres la semaine derni\u00e8re avec le mod\u00e9rateur et ancien athl\u00e8te de classe mondiale Colin Jackson<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Sa d\u00e9faite n'a pas fait de d\u00e9g\u00e2ts. <strong>Les 56 000 personnes pr\u00e9sentes au London Stadium l'ont applaudi.<\/strong>, Ils ont \u00e9galement hu\u00e9 le nouveau champion du monde, Gatlin. L'athl\u00e8te de 35 ans avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9t\u00e9 exclu \u00e0 deux reprises pour des probl\u00e8mes de dopage. Bolt, lui, ne s'est pas laiss\u00e9 abattre et est all\u00e9 imm\u00e9diatement le f\u00e9liciter. Gatlin s'est inclin\u00e9 devant lui pour lui rendre hommage. <strong>le plus grand athl\u00e8te de tous les temps<\/strong>.<br\/>\n<br\/>Usain Bolt a domin\u00e9 le sport pendant toute une d\u00e9cennie et chaque fois qu'il s'est install\u00e9 dans ses blocs, les gens n'esp\u00e9raient pas qu'il gagne, mais s'y attendaient. Apr\u00e8s la course, les journaux se sont davantage int\u00e9ress\u00e9s \u00e0 la m\u00e9daille de bronze d'Usain qu'au v\u00e9ritable vainqueur. <strong>La victoire d'Usain NOT n'\u00e9tait que la plus grande nouvelle.<\/strong><br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Usain Bolt\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Usain-Bolt-last_G6.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Pourquoi ces couleurs ? \u201cPourpre parce que ce sont les couleurs de mon lyc\u00e9e. Et l'or parce que je suis un gar\u00e7on en or\u201d.\u201d\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Le Sprinter imbattable<\/span>\n<br\/>Il avait manifest\u00e9 cette image de <strong>le sprinter imbattable<\/strong> gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un bilan sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent en mati\u00e8re de <strong>147 victoires depuis 2002<\/strong>. Il d\u00e9tient <strong>onze titres de champion du monde<\/strong> et a remport\u00e9 des m\u00e9dailles d'or cons\u00e9cutives aux championnats du monde sur 100m, 200m et le relais 4x100m de 2009 \u00e0 2015 - \u00e0 l'exception du 100m en 2011 \u00e0 Daegu o\u00f9 il a fait un faux d\u00e9part.<br\/>\n<br\/>Il est toujours titulaire de la <strong>Records du monde du 100m et du 200m<\/strong> et a am\u00e9lior\u00e9 son premier record du monde du 100m de 9,69 secondes \u00e0 9,58 secondes en 2009 \u00e0 Berlin. <strong>la plus grande am\u00e9lioration depuis le d\u00e9but du chronom\u00e9trage \u00e9lectronique<\/strong>. Il d\u00e9tient \u00e9galement le record du monde du 200 m en 19,19 secondes en 2009, lorsqu'il a battu son propre record de 19,30 secondes, qu'il avait \u00e9tabli un an auparavant aux Jeux olympiques de P\u00e9kin.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u201cGagner le 200 m\u00e8tres \u00e0 P\u00e9kin en 2008, c'\u00e9tait <strong>le meilleur moment de ma vie,<\/strong> parce que je ne savais pas que je pouvais battre le record du monde\u201d, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Bolt. <strong>\u201cC'\u00e9tait mon principal r\u00eave en grandissant<\/strong>. J'ai toujours voulu devenir championne olympique du 200 m, mais je n'avais jamais vraiment pens\u00e9 au record du monde. Et puis je l'ai battu et je n'ai pas su quoi faire, parce que j'\u00e9tais tellement heureux\u201d.\u201d<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Usain Bolt\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Usain-Bolt-last_G10.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Cette exp\u00e9rience a fait na\u00eetre la conviction que <strong>tout est possible<\/strong>. \u201cIl suffit de travailler pour atteindre ses objectifs, car on ne sait jamais\u201d. Associ\u00e9 au conseil de son p\u00e8re selon lequel il faut travailler dur pour obtenir ce que l'on veut, parce que rien n'est facile, c'est la recette d'un succ\u00e8s de classe mondiale. A moins qu'il n'ait une technique de course particuli\u00e8re ? \u201cJe ne connaissais pas grand-chose aux techniques. <strong>Je savais que je devais courir entre les deux lignes<\/strong> et c'est \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s ce que j'ai fait au fil des ans\u201d, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9 avec modestie.<br\/>\n<br\/>Malgr\u00e9 la c\u00e9l\u00e9brit\u00e9 et les succ\u00e8s exceptionnels, Usain est rest\u00e9 <strong>terre \u00e0 terre et loyal<\/strong>. Il travaille pour PUMA depuis 2002 et n'a jamais sign\u00e9 avec une autre marque, malgr\u00e9 les rumeurs concernant des offres bien plus int\u00e9ressantes que son contrat actuel. \u201cObtenir ce contrat avec PUMA \u00e0 l'\u00e9poque signifiait que je pouvais aider mes parents. C'est tout ce que je voulais.\u201d Aujourd'hui, Usain a de nombreux sponsors et des rapports indiquent qu'il gagne plus de 30 millions de dollars US par an, uniquement gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 ses contrats de sponsoring.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>Il participera \u00e0 sa derni\u00e8re course finale, le relais 4x100m, ce samedi.<br\/>\n<span class=\"textStyle_intro\">Que se passe-t-il ensuite ?<\/span>\n<br\/>\u201cCe sera difficile, parce que <strong>L'athl\u00e9tisme est tout pour moi<\/strong>. Je fais cela depuis que j'ai dix ans\u201d, a-t-il d\u00e9clar\u00e9 la semaine derni\u00e8re devant 500 journalistes. \u201cMais je ne pense pas que je ferai de l'athl\u00e9tisme juste pour le plaisir. On ne dit pas : \u2018Allons sur la piste et courons\u201d. Non, je pense que je jouerai au football\", a ajout\u00e9 le supporter de Manchester United, qui a dit en plaisantant qu'il attendait la fin de la saison. <strong>un appel de l'entra\u00eeneur Jos\u00e9 Mourinho pour l'engager<\/strong>.<br\/>\n<br\/>Il pourrait \u00e9galement se lancer dans les affaires. Bj\u00f8rn Gulden a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 la semaine derni\u00e8re qu'il pouvait envisager de se lancer dans le commerce. <strong>Usain \u00e0 la t\u00eate des activit\u00e9s de PUMA dans les Cara\u00efbes<\/strong>. \u201cIl pourrait \u00eatre encore plus important pour nous s'il ne court pas\u201d, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Bj\u00f8rn, ajoutant qu'Usain a maintenant plus de temps \u00e0 consacrer \u00e0 PUMA, en aidant avec les produits, le marketing et les \u00e9v\u00e9nements.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>O\u00f9 que la vie le m\u00e8ne, il ne sera pas facile de retrouver la m\u00eame pouss\u00e9e d'adr\u00e9naline que lorsque des milliers de personnes applaudissaient ses performances ph\u00e9nom\u00e9nales sur les pistes.<br\/>\n<br\/>Pense-t-il que ses records pourraient \u00eatre battus ? \u201cJ'esp\u00e8re que non. Je pense qu'aucun athl\u00e8te ne voudra jamais que ses records soient battus de son vivant. <strong>Je veux dire \u00e0 mes enfants quand ils auront 15 ans : \u201cRegardez, je suis toujours le meilleur.\u201d<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Usain a encore la possibilit\u00e9 d'ajouter un nouveau titre de champion du monde \u00e0 ses onze titres d\u00e9j\u00e0 acquis lors du relais 4x100m ce samedi.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >Il est temps de partir<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row quote slider -->\n<div class=\"row quoteSlider rowSlider1 spacing\" style=\"min-height:100px\">\n\n\t<div class=\"col\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"nomobile vertCenter arrowBorder swiperoutside-button-prev swipeprev416b6640-c38e-4a81-be58-b64cbb8cd1a0\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"swipe_416b6640-c38e-4a81-be58-b64cbb8cd1a0\" class=\"col swiper myswiper\" data-ssize=\"1\" data-id=\"416b6640-c38e-4a81-be58-b64cbb8cd1a0\" data-pagination=\"true\">\n\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"articleText swiper-slide swiper-slide1\"><div class=\"swipeQuote textStyle_quote\"> <p>\u201cJ'ai donn\u00e9 le meilleur de moi-m\u00eame, mais mon corps me dit qu'il est temps de partir. J'ai fait tout ce que je pouvais faire pour le sport et pour moi-m\u00eame.\u201d <\/p>\n<br\/><br\/>Usain Bolt <br\/><br\/><b><\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t    <div class=\"articleText swiper-slide swiper-slide1\"><div class=\"swipeQuote textStyle_quote\"> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore <br\/><br\/><b><\/b><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"swipepagination\" style=\"\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"col\" style=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"nomobile vertCenter arrowBorder swiperoutside-button-next swipenext416b6640-c38e-4a81-be58-b64cbb8cd1a0\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >Regardez la finale du 100m ici !<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/U1IaulpGQfE\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"printonly\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"printonly\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/U1IaulpGQfE<\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"hideinprint\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U1IaulpGQfE\" title=\"Lecteur vid\u00e9o YouTube\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >Une v\u00e9ritable l\u00e9gende fait ses adieux<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/v8XyRNHquqM\/hqdefault.jpg\" class=\"printonly\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"printonly\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v8XyRNHquqM<\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"hideinprint\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio: 16\/9;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8XyRNHquqM\" title=\"Lecteur vid\u00e9o YouTube\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image multi 1 -->\n<div class=\"row rowImages2 spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"spacing2\">PDG Bj\u00f8rn Gulden<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.69230769230769  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Usain-Bolt-last_M4-1.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Usain est le meilleur sprinter de tous les temps. C'est l'un des meilleurs athl\u00e8tes que le monde ait jamais vu ! Il a perdu samedi, mais il a quitt\u00e9 le stade en tant que vrai champion ! Il fait partie de notre famille depuis l'\u00e2ge de 15 ans et il fera toujours partie de PUMA !\"\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"spacing2\">Un vrai p\u00e8re de famille<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    <div class=\"bgimage\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.69230769230769  ; background-image: url('https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Usain-Bolt-last_M1.jpg'); background-size: cover;background-position: 50% 0%;width:100%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"descr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSes parents Jennifer et Wellesley lui ont remis ses pointes pour la finale de la semaine derni\u00e8re \u00e0 Londres.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Il aurait aim\u00e9 lire dans les journaux qu'il avait termin\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re in\u00e9gal\u00e9e en \u00e9tant imbattable.<br \/>\nFinalement, ce n'est pas ce qui s'est pass\u00e9. Il a manqu\u00e9 0,03 seconde et a termin\u00e9 troisi\u00e8me. Pourtant, Usain Bolt reste le meilleur.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":6743,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":19252,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-6730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":6730,"post_author":"12","post_date":"2017-08-07 11:59:00","post_date_gmt":"2017-08-07 09:59:00","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2017\/08\/Usain-Bolt-last_H1.jpg\",\"filesize\":106636,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"Usain-Bolt-last_H1-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":11585},\"large\":{\"file\":\"Usain-Bolt-last_H1-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":95197},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"Usain-Bolt-last_H1-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":6501},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"Usain-Bolt-last_H1-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":57468},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"Usain-Bolt-last_H1-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":442}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":6743,\"alt\":\"Usain Bolt\",\"caption\":\"Usain is a PUMA sponsored athlete who ran for Jamaica. 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If I show up at a Championship, you know that I am fully confident and ready to go.\u201d After the semi-finals, however, where he came in second behind Christian Coleman, Bolt admitted that he had to improve his start. \u201cIt was very bad, I stumbled out of the blocks, I\u2019m not fond of them, \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;I have to get my start together.\u201d\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; In the final, he gave his all, but it was not enough. Usain wasn\u2019t granted the privilege to end his career on a winning note. \u201cMy legs are hurting now. 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Il lui a manqu\u00e9 0,03 seconde et il est arriv\u00e9 troisi\u00e8me. Pourtant, Usain Bolt reste le meilleur.","status":"publish","password":"","name":"l\u00e9gendaire-usain-bolt-races-retraite","modified":"2025-09-19 15:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19 15:04:27","content_filtered":"","parent":0,"type":"post","mime_type":"","template":"","category":[18],"datetime_local":"7 ao\u00fbt 2017 \u00e0 09:59","date_local":"7 ao\u00fbt 2017","time_local":"09:59","slug":"legendary-usain-bolt-races-retirement","url":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sports\/legendary-usain-bolt-races-retirement\/","featured_image":{"width":1140,"height":640,"file":"2017\/08\/Usain-Bolt-last_H1.jpg","filesize":106636,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"Usain-Bolt-last_H1-300x168.jpg","width":300,"height":168,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":11585},"large":{"file":"Usain-Bolt-last_H1-1024x575.jpg","width":1024,"height":575,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":95197},"thumbnail":{"file":"Usain-Bolt-last_H1-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":6501},"medium_large":{"file":"Usain-Bolt-last_H1-768x431.jpg","width":768,"height":431,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":57468},"trp-custom-language-flag":{"file":"Usain-Bolt-last_H1-18x10.jpg","width":18,"height":10,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":442}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]},"id":6743,"alt":"Usain Bolt","caption":"Usain is a PUMA sponsored athlete who ran for Jamaica. Although he\u2019s retired, he still holds the record as the fastest man on Earth. 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