Vice President of the IAAF Lord Sebastien Coe has been stoutly defending the world record times set by Jamaica's sprint sensation Usain Bolt saying he is convinced the triple world record is drug free.
Lord Coe who himself set three world records in 1979, one in the 800 metres after only emerging the year before at the European championships, says Bolt is a much more talented athlete than Ben Johnson.
According to him, the Jamaican was destined for greatness from his years as a junior.
Bolt became a world junior record holder at the age of 15 after capturing the 200 metres in the 2002 edition in Kingston.
In noting that it was only fair for persons to doubt the super fast times being set in track field because of scandals that have rocked the sport over the years, Lord Coe said Bolt's performances in summer Olympics in Beijing last year, came about after years of promise and hard work.