Usain Bolt interested in long jump

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ZURICH -- It may be time to extend those sand pits because Usain Bolt is considering the long jump.

The Jamaican sprint star said Thursday he would like to try the long jump some day.

If Bolt comes close to the standards he has set in the sprints, the world record of 8.95 metres could be in danger some day, although he said the addition of a new event to his schedule was not around the corner. Mike Powell's world record has stood since 1991.

"I definitely want to try the long jump, I think I can be a good long jumper," Bolt said Thursday, on the eve of the Weltklasse Golden League meet in Zurich. "I've messed around with it. I think I'd be good. I think I'd have a good distance, just looking at it."

Although Bolt said he has never measured his leaps, the 23-year-old sprinter who shattered world records in the 100 and 200 metres at the world championships did not put a timetable on his long jumping career.

"Maybe when the races start getting tighter, closer," Bolt said.

While not ruling out that he might compete in the long jump at the 2012 Olympics in London, Bolt cautioned that it was still just his own idea.

"I haven't discussed it with my coach," said Bolt, who added that running the 400 was not in his plans. "I want to try it (the long jump) before I retire."

With the amount of speed this guy can generate before the jump, those other guys better watch out if he becomes serious about competing in the long jump.

He will probably dominate the 2012 Olympics, I don't think that we have seen anything yet

Usain Bolt is amazing and he will definitely dominate at the 2012 Olympics as he'll be hitting his prime around then. Like babz said, with the amount of speed he reaches he could be a real contender in long jump if he gets his technique correct.