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Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs celebrates after winning the men's 100m final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 1, 2021. Picture: Giuseppe CACACE / AFP

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Jacobs challenges Bolt to charity 'capture the flag'

By AFP

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...

  • Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs celebrates after winning the men's 100m final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 1, 2021. Picture: Giuseppe CACACE / AFP

    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.

    373 days ago
  • Sweden's Armand Duplantis celebrates as he wins in the men's pole vault during the IAAF Diamond League competition on 17 September 2020 at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Picture: AFP

    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.

    380 days ago
  • Jamaican Olympic gold medallist, Usain Bolt, his partner, Kasi Bennett, and their three children. Picture: @usainbolt/Twitter

    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.

    414 days ago
  • FILE: Usain Bolt didn't confirm his test result, but he urged anyone who had been in contact with him to go into quarantine. Picture: EWN

    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.

    714 days ago
  • FILE: Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Usain Bolt addressing the media at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on 28 January 2018. Picture: EWN

    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.

    715 days ago
  • Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt trains for the first time for the A-League football club Central Coast Mariners in Gosford on 21 August, 2018. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    733 days ago
  • FILE: Jamaica's Usain Bolt celebrates winning the final of the men's 100 metres athletics event at the 2015 IAAF World Championships at the Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing on 23 August 2015. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    847 days ago
  • FILE: Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after winning 100m “Salute to a Legend” race during the Racers Grand Prix at the national stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, on 10 June 2017. Picture: AFP

    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.

    962 days ago
  • FILE: Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after winning 100m “Salute to a Legend” race during the Racers Grand Prix at the national stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, on 10 June 2017. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1126 days ago
  • FILE: Superstar sprinter Usain Bolt at Mamelodi Sundowns FC, Chloorkop on 29 January 2018. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN.

    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.

    1375 days ago
  • Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt trains for the first time for the A-League football club Central Coast Mariners in Gosford on 21 August, 2018. Picture: AFP.

    Bolt trial finished at Central Coast Mariners

    Mariners owner Mike Charlesworth said the Mariners had been 'thrilled' to have worked with the Jamaican.

    1376 days ago
  • FILE: Olympic gold medalist and world record holder Usain Bolt addressing the media at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on 28 January 2018. Picture: EWN

    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.

    1383 days ago
  • Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt trains for the first time for the A-League football club Central Coast Mariners in Gosford on 21 August, 2018. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    1386 days ago
  • FILE: Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt trains for the first time for the A-League football club Central Coast Mariners in Gosford on 21 August 2018. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    1394 days ago
  • Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt trains for the first time for the A-League football club Central Coast Mariners in Gosford on 21 August, 2018. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1425 days ago
  • Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt trains for the first time for the A-League football club Central Coast Mariners in Gosford on 21 August, 2018. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    1442 days ago
  • Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt trains for the first time for the A-League football club Central Coast Mariners in Gosford on 21 August, 2018. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1449 days ago
  • Retired Jamaican athletic superstar Usain Bolt joined Mamelodi Sundowns FC at trainingin Midrand on Monday 29 January 2018. Picture : Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    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.

    1463 days ago
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