Jamaica's Yohan Blake admitted today that he was doing his best to avoid sprint legend Usain Bolt after his Commonwealth Games flop in the 100 metres.
Bolt, who retired last year after dominating the sport for almost a decade, had joked to his countryman that he would not be able to return to Jamaica unless he won the title.
After Blake slumped to third in last Monday's final on the Gold Coast, Bolt arrived in Australia looking to poke a little fun at his former team-mate.
"I know Usain is going to trouble me a lot because he expected me to get gold," said Blake after taking bronze in the 4x100m relay.
"I'm going to hide from him when I go back home," added Blake, confirming that Bolt had yet to catch up with him at the Commonwealth Games village.
"He tried to contact me but I hid my phone. I just wanted to focus on the 4x100m but I know he's coming to see me later so I'm going to hide."
"If everybody saw what happened, I slipped at the start and couldn't recover," he said. "It was a pretty easy race for me to win -- I was in record-breaking shape and I'm still in that shape. But sometimes a mistake can cost you."
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"For me, I was always playing catch-up on that last leg. But I feel great and I'm just looking forward to the season."
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