Bolt believes his world records could be broken at the next Olympics

Sprinting legend Usain Bolt believes that his world records could fall at next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The 33- year- old was in Japan last Saturday for the officially opening of the new National Stadium, the main Olympic venue which will host the opening and closing ceremonies, along with all athletics events at the games.

The 68,000 capacity stadium, which started to build in 2016, was completed in November and the three-time Olympic 100m champion participated in a commemorative relay race dubbed 'One race', which featured Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Bolt said in an interview with Olympic.com that there is a chance that some can step up to claim his 100m world record.

"Anything is possible, you know what I mean. I'm looking to see what happens next season," he said. "Let's see whose running fast, let's see who is doing good."

One of the athletes that could seriously challenge Bolt's 100m record is American Christian Coleman, the holder of the 60m world record. The 23-year-old captured his first outdoor world title at the World Athletic Championships in Doha, winning the 100m in a lifetime best and world-leading time of 9.76 seconds.

Proven himself

Bolt said that Coleman has what it takes to possibly claim the record for his own.

"[Christian] Coleman has proven himself to be a force to be reckoned with. He has been running good since my last year when I retired and he won the World Championship this year. So, I think that if he continues in this trend he will continue doing well. I've seen him try to run the 200 also so let's see what happens."

Bolt said that the newly installed surface will play a factor in how fast the times will be next year. "It felt solid. I talked to some of the guys that were wearing spikes and they said it felt solid, it felt quick. And it's brand new and when it's new it's always good," he said.

He will be attending the games for the first time as a fan after his stellar career concluded after the 2017 World Championships. The eight-time Olympic champion anticipates that Tokyo will deliver a stellar event when the festivities get underway next July.

"I have big expectations. I have been talking about this for a while now. I expect them to put on a great show because it's Tokyo," he said. "They have great fireworks, wonderful people, [and] the energy. The organisation is wonderful so I am expecting just the perfect show and I'm sure that they'll put it on. I'm sure that the athletes will come here and do great."