has advised outspoken American sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson to stop her trash talking and instead focus on training harder.
Legendary athlete Bolt, an eight-time Olympic gold medallist, believes that Richardson, 21, must ‘back up’ her bullish comments on the track.
Richardson quickly shot to stardom after earning a spot in Tokyo with , but was later dropped after testing positive for cannabis.
Handed a one-month ban, Richardson explained that she took the drug to help her cope with the loss of her biological mother, a comment which saw her supported.
Bolt, however, is adamant that the prodigiously talented Richardson must place all of her efforts into securing a dream comeback and staying quiet.
He told the : ‘I would tell Sha’Carri to train harder and to be focused and not say too much. If you talk that big talk you have to back it up.
Sha’Carri Richardson has been told to cut out the trash talk and train even harder by Usain Bolt
Legendary athlete Bolt says the outspoken Richardson must back up her words on the track
‘So just train hard and focus on that and try to come back and do it. And then talk about it.’
Making her return last month after the ban, Richardson finished last in the 100m dash at the Nike Prefontaine Classics.
Confident ahead of the race, the sprinting sensation made use of a meme, which said: ‘I took some time off to rest and now it’s game time, b****es. You have no idea!’
But her attitude left Bolt and his fellow athletes from Jamaica thoroughly unimpressed, and they were spurred on to beat her.
Richardson shot to stardom and earned her spot in Tokyo before testing positive for cannabis
Bolt also said Jamaican athletes have been spurred on to beat Richardson due to her remarks
‘Jamaicans were vexed because she was talking a lot of s*** before the actual race, it is just one of those things,’ Bolt added.
‘Jamaicans don’t like when people talk s*** about us because we are a very proud people. So if you talk about us we are gonna want you to back it up.
‘It definitely gave those women the extra push [to win].’
Having watched Richardson’s nightmare performance in Eugene, Oregon, Bolt believes that the divisive talent earned her comeuppance for her words.
Richardson made her comeback after her 30-day ban at Nike Prefontaine Classics last month
Bullish about her chances of success, Richardson has proved a divisive figure in track and field
He said: ‘I actually watched the race, If you liked this article therefore you would like to collect more info about nicely visit our own internet site. it was on my birthday… so all my friends were there. We stopped everything just to watch the race.
‘I knew Elaine [Thompson-Herah] was going to win.
‘I knew she was going to run a fast time but I didn’t expect Sha’Carri to come in last though.
‘But it was like, «Oh s***», but the memes kept coming quick. You know Jamaicans, they were laughing and just going in at her. It was just one of those things.’