Usain Bolt believes Cristiano Ronaldo is 'definitely' currently faster than him

Bolt retired from track and field in 2017

Former Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is one of the fastest athletes in the world. But he believes a different star athlete is currently faster than him. In an interview with Spanish newspaper Marca, Bolt stated that he believes Cristiano Ronaldo is speedier than them eight-time Olympic gold medalist right now.

"For sure Cristiano (is faster than me)," Bolt told Marca. "For me he works out every day, he is a super athlete. He's always on top of his game, he works hard and he is focussed. Right now I definitely think he would be faster than me."

Bolt, who retired from the sport of track and field in 2017, ran a world record time of 9.58 seconds in the 100-meter at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. In addition, Bolt also recorded a record 19.9 seconds in the 200-meter at the same event.

Bolt points out that Ronaldo is faster than him simply because Ronaldo trains on a daily basis. Bolt believes that Ronaldo could run the 100-meter in less than 12 seconds.

Ronaldo continues to be among soccer's biggest stars. The Portuguese forward has recorded six goals in four Serie A appearances for Juventus so far during the 2020 season.