{"id":10477,"date":"2015-10-10T04:47:29","date_gmt":"2015-10-10T04:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=10477"},"modified":"2015-10-10T04:52:11","modified_gmt":"2015-10-10T04:52:11","slug":"bolt-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/bolt-challenge","title":{"rendered":"An 8-Year Old Fitness Enthusiast Challenges Usain Bolt To A Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Demarjay, the <em>Young Jamaican Trainer<\/em> posted a hilarious yet motivational video in which he shared his secret:\u00a0<em>&#8220;If you want to be muscle, you have to work out!&#8221;.<\/em> The video earned him worldwide attention and a spot on the Ellen DeGeneres show.<\/p>\n<h2>Usain Bolt accepted the challenge<\/h2>\n<p>During the show, Smith\u00a0challenged Bolt to a race. When Ellen asked him if believed he could win, Smith replied: <em>&#8220;Yeah, 100 percent!&#8221;<\/em> Minutes later, Usain Bold surprised the 8-year old kid and the two went to the parking lot to square things off. As soon as Bolt arrived at the parking lot, Smith screamed: <em>&#8220;Common Usain, don&#8217;t be scared of me!&#8221;<\/em> The gold medalist, being the kind-hearted man that he is, faked an injury and let Smith win.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10479\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/376.jpeg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/376.jpeg 610w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/376-600x337.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/376-85x48.jpeg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cfvod.kaltura.com\/p\/1656501\/sp\/165650100\/thumbnail\/entry_id\/0_1wz7y8ej\/version\/100002\/acv\/192\/width\/610\/height\/376\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>A heart-warming story<\/h2>\n<p>During his interview with Ellen, Smith described his workout routine. The young boy loves to do push-ups and dips. He does 90 push-ups on a daily basis: 60 in the morning and another 30 in the afternoon. This is Demarjay&#8217;s way to fight against bullying.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I go around the neighborhood and I look to see if kids like exercising,&#8221; he told Ellen. &#8220;I see that other kids bully them so that&#8217;s why I started exercising, so I don&#8217;t get bullied and I have a cousin who\u00a0was bullied about his size and his weight so I had to do something about it.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10481\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10481\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/good-news-480x360.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/good-news-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/good-news-480x360-85x64.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn-media.ellentv.com\/2015\/09\/24\/good-news-480x360.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Watch a video of the interview and the race below:<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/dai.ly\/x392na6<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/bolt-22\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0A Cameraman On A Segway Mistakenly Crashes Into Usain Bolt After His 200m Win.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u00a0must have probably seen a video of Demarjay Smith\u00a0on YouTube. 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