 As the reigning 200 m champion at both the World Youth and World Junior championships , Bolt hoped to take a clean sweep of the world 200 m championships in the Senior World Championships in Paris . He beat all comers at the 200 m in the World Championship trials . Bolt was pragmatic about his chances and noted that , even if he did not make the final , he would consider setting a personal best a success . However , he suffered a bout of conjunctivitis before the event , and it ruined his training schedule . Realising he would not be in peak condition , the JAAA refused to let him participate in the finals on the grounds that he was too young and inexperienced . Bolt was dismayed at missing out on the opportunity , but focused on getting himself in shape to gain a place on the Jamaican Olympic team instead . Even though he missed the World Championships , Bolt was awarded the IAAF Rising Star Award for the 2003 season on the strength of his junior record @-@ equalling run . 
