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Jacobs challenges Bolt to charity 'capture the flag'
Italy's Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs has challenged Usain Bolt to a charity team sprinting contest after the retired Jamaican said he could have...
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Italy's Jacobs wins first post-Bolt Olympic 100m gold
Lamont Marcell Jacobs, 26, timed a European record of 9.80 seconds, with American Fred Kerley taking silver in 9.84sec in one of the most understated major championship 100m races of recent times.
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Young track and field guns ready to shine in post-Bolt Olympic era
In his absence, a raft of up-and-coming track and field stars headlined by Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis, US sprinter Noah Lyles, and recent 400m hurdles world record setters Karsten Warholm and Sydney McLaughlin head to Japan looking to build their own legacy.
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Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt has twin boys - Thunder and Saint Leo
Bolt revealed the news on Instagram with a Father's Day family photo, showing a lightning bolt emoji next to each of his children's names in the caption, without stating when the twins were born.
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Bolt's agent confirms sprinter's positive coronavirus test: report
On Monday, Bolt announced on Instagram that he had quarantined himself, pending the result of the test he took on Saturday.
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Sprint king Bolt says he's self-quarantining after COVID-19 test
In a video posted on Twitter, the Jamaican said he had experienced no symptoms, but he urged friends he had been in contact with to take precautions.
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Sprint king Bolt says 'didn't get fair chance' in football
The Jamaican, an eight-time Olympic champion, tried out with the Central Coast Mariners in 2018 after quitting athletics, hoping to fulfill a childhood dream to become a soccer player.
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Bolt goes viral with 'social distancing' Olympic photo
Usain Bolt's post, featuring a picture by AFP photographer Nicolas Asfouri of the 2008 Olympics 100m final, blew up on social media, drawing more than half a million likes and 90,000 retweets.
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Bolt sprinkles stardust on Tokyo Olympic Stadium opening
The retired Jamaican sprint superstar jogged 200 metres around the track in an exhibition relay race alongside paralympic athletes, in the first public event at the 60,000-seater stadium.
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Jamaica's 'spoilt' male sprinters need to work harder - Bolt
The 100 and 200 metres world record holder’s comments echoed sentiments put forward by Jamaican sprint coaches Glen Mills and Stephen Francis, who feel the nation’s male sprinters are not cutting it at the highest level.
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Usain Bolt not giving up hope on football career
The eight-time Olympic champion, who retired from athletics in 2017, has long dreamed of becoming a soccer player and had been training with the Mariners since August.
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Bolt trial finished at Central Coast Mariners
Mariners owner Mike Charlesworth said the Mariners had been 'thrilled' to have worked with the Jamaican.
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Bolt has 'touch like a trampoline' - A-League striker
Andy Keogh, who plays for Perth Glory, said it would be a 'kick in the teeth' to footballers if the eight-time Olympic champion earns a professional contract with Australia's Mariners.
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A-League club confirm offer to Olympic champion Bolt
The 32-year-old sprint champion has been on trial at the club since August as he attempts to make an audacious switch to a second professional sport.
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Usain Bolt offered contract with Maltese club - report
Maltese champions Valletta FC said they hoped to sign the eight-time Olympic gold medallist in time for him to participate in their Maltese Super Cup match on 13 December.
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Play Usain Bolt in defence, says Spain's World Cup-winning coach
Bolt, who retired from athletics last year, has previously tried out with clubs in Germany, South Africa and Norway, to no avail.
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Olympic champ Bolt expects nerves for Mariners debut
Bolt’s attempt to transform himself from global athletics superstar to professional football player has generated huge publicity for the struggling Mariners, who finished bottom of the 10-team A-league last season.
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Bolt trains with Mariners, ready to 'prove people wrong'
Monitored by a big media pack, Bolt, who turned 32 on Tuesday, emerged at Central Coast stadium with his prospective team mates.
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Bolt to be given time to prove himself, says Mariners boss
Jamaican Bolt has trained with Germany’s Borussia Dortmund, South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns and Norway’s Stromsgodset.
