Jamaican Bolt, 25, is the reigning Olympic champion and world-record holder over both distances, with times of 9.58secs and 19.19secs.

“People are looking forward to me running 9.4, 19 seconds, anything that’s amazing,” Bolt told the UK media recently. “So I’m working as hard as possible so I can go as fast as possible.”

Talking on the BBC1 programme 100 Days To Go, Bolt added that more performances, such as the ones that saw him take three gold medals at the 2008 Olympics, would make him “a living legend”.

“They want to see my personality, me enjoying it and doing crazy stuff, but they also want to see that time,” he said.

“If I dominate the Olympics, I’ll be a living legend. A living legend walking around. Sounds good.”