Would Kylian Mbappé be faster than eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt? Perhaps the future will tell us. This Sunday, the Paris-Saint-Germain (PSG) striker agreed to run against the Jamaican legend while specifying that he did not expect “much from the result”, reports The Parisian.
Usain Bolt “inspired” by Mbappé
The captain of the French team was present in a boutique on the Champs-Élysées for the “Victory Mode” operation, organized by his foundation Inspired by KM in partnership with Nike. It was on the sidelines of this event that a journalist from Brut raised the subject.
The latter explained to the footballer that in one of his recent reports devoted to Usain Bolt, the multi-medal winning athlete said he was “inspired” by the young Frenchman. “He told me that you had no chance against him over 100 m,” our colleague then said.
A mutual admiration
“No chance, I think so too!” », replied the native of Bondy. “Knowing that I inspire someone like that is really gratifying. I think he inspired everyone a little bit too and every one of you in this room has ever gotten up in the middle of the night to watch one of his races. It’s mutual! But I started admiring him before him,” said the 25-year-old footballer.
A few weeks ago, Usain Bolt had already mentioned his wish to see the Frenchman challenge his record of 9.58 seconds over 100m. “I would have liked to compete with Mbappé when I was at my best, to see how close he would have been. He should be able to run the 100m one day, so I can see his time,” he said. To which the young player finally replied: “It’s nice and why not, one day, if we both have the time, do something nice. »
