Updated on Thursday, July 02, 2009, 23:42 IST

London, July 02: Usain Bolt, the fastest man in history, insisted on Thursday he can run the 100 metres in 9.5 seconds -- if he can get back into his gold med al-winning Beijing Olympics form.

The Jamaican, 22, also said he had no fear of the in-form Tyson Gay -- and if the US sprinter breaks his 9.69 seconds world record, he will break it back.

Bolt, in Britain as the European athletics season gets into full swing, insisted he had yet to reach his peak.

"With a lot of work I think I probably can go a little bit faster with hard work and dedication. That is the key for getting there. I'm working on it," Bolt told reporters on a visit to a south London sports school.

"I was thinking 9.5 maybe but I've got a lot of work to do to get back to the shape I was in.”

"I'm not in the best shape right now but I'm working, slowly but surely. I still have a lot of work to do.”

"For me it's always about the World Championships. The fast times will come if I work hard and train really hard, so I'm not really worried about that."

work and dedication. That's what makes me the fastest man in the world."

Bureau Report