Usain Bolt's coach to train Odisha sprinter Amiya Mallick in Jamaica

New Delhi: Odisha sprinter Amiya Millick is set to go to Jamaica to be trained by the world's fastest man Usain Bolt's coach Glen Mills.The young 200-metre sprinter, Mallick won a gold with a record timing of 21.22 seconds at the 53rd National Open Senior Athletics Championship in Ranchi in September last year and after this event Odisha Olympic Association got in touch with Bolt's coach who lives in Kingston, Jamaica.Says Amiya: "My association sent all the details to them in Kingston and after seeing my records here in India, they were ready to allow me to train there for four months under Mills. I will be at the Racers Track Club where he coaches Bolt and a host of others like Yohan Blake,".Amiya Mallick will be the first Indian athlete who will go to the Caribbean to get training from the Olympic sprint icon's coach.Moreover, Mallick will also get access to the core group of trainers and physios at Racers, who will help him on strengthening and other aspects of his training.Mallick will be moving to Jamaica in the next two weeks and though he is excited about the stint, he is well aware that this career-changing halt could help him make the best in next level. The thought behind sending the young sprinter to Kingston came from the Odisha Athletics Association's (OAA). Earlier, Savari Nanda, a 100 and 200-metre sprinter, has already visited Australia as part of the OAA's programme. Pramoda Mohanty, CEO of the OAA, said, "We were checking on the internet for possible places to send Amiya and we stumbled upon Glen Mills' management's website. We applied there, sending them all the details, and we got a positive response a month later,"."But, the prime challenge in sending the athlete abroad was getting sponsors for Rs 8-lakh that was needed for the programme."We had to work hard to get sponsors to agree to the prospect," Mohanty said. "Eventually we convinced them by telling them that the boy's talent will work well to win an Olympic medal if he is given some foreign aid." He added.The OAA, Tata Steel, Mahanadi Coal Trust, Odisha Mining Corporation and Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology all contributed to fund Mallick's training, travel and accommodation."I will learn how they train and how to get ready before any big competition. There is no aim set, but yes, if I want to do well at the Asian Games next year then I want to break the 20.7 national record in 200 metres which is very tough at the moment," Amiya Mallick said. Amiya Mallick grabbed public's attention when he won a bronze medal in the 200 metres at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune in 2008. Hailing from Bhubaneswar, Mallick said his career had hit a road-block when he suffered a severe leg injury which needed surgery. Mallick said, "I had an open quadriceps surgery and things weren't fine. I was out of form and to get back to where I am took a lot of hard-work,".Though there is little chance of meeting Bolt, Mallick hopes he may be lucky. "I think he won't be there as he will be competing. If he comes then it will be the best thing to happen for me. I will see him training live. What more can I ask for?" he added.