Bolt fancies racing a cheetah

Usain Bolt says nobody can beat him, and thinks a race against a cheetah is in order.

Jamaican Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt.

The world's fastest man, Usain Bolt has said it would be cool to compete against a cheetah. (AAP)

Perhaps not content with being just the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt thinks it would be cool to compete against a cheetah.

When asked at a press conference in India who he thought could beat him, Bolt, not known for his modesty, said: "Nobody ... I am not going to let anyone beat me."

Bolt, who holds the world 100 and 200 metre records, did add that Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Yohan Blake were great competitors and could be contenders.

"A cheetah would be cool to compete with ... (I) can see the headline 'Usain Bolt beats cheetah'," he said.

"If you want to be great you have to work hard," Bolt added.

The 28-year-old, who is in Bangalore for a charity cricket match, said he trained six hours a day.

Winner of six Olympic golds, Bolt said he wants to run in the 2016 Rio Olympics and the season after and then, "let's see after that".


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