Bolt secures largest ever athletics contract

USAIN Bolt, Jamaica‘s sprint king, has earned an extended sponsorship contract with sporting goods company Puma AG until the end of 2013, making him the world’s most highly sponsored runner. Although the terms of the contract were not released, Puma chairman and chief executive officer Jochen Zeitz said Bolt would be “the best paid athlete [...]

Bolt leads Ja Home at Penn Relays

PHILADELPHIA, USA — Double world record-holder Usain Bolt led a Jamaica Gold team of runners from his Racers Trach Club to a World leading 37.92 seconds to win the USA vs The World’ 4x100m race as the 116th Penn Relays Carnival ended at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Running for the first time in the United [...]

Usain Bolt Pens £2-M (US$4M) Book Deal

JAMAICA’S triple Olympic and World Championships gold medallist Usain Bolt has inked a book deal with HarperSport, valued at a whopping £2 million. According to a report published by insidethegames, the two-book deal, which was announced yesterday, will include an autobiography shortly after the London 2012 Games.

Usain Bolt – Man of the Year – Lightning Strikes Twice

Lightning seems to strike twice in many ways for Usain Bolt. Breaking the 100m world record at a major championship, the Olympics in Beijing, China, in 2008, and doing the same a year later in 2009 at the World Championships in Berlin, Germany. Check. Decimating the 200m world record in Beijing in 2008 and repeating [...]

Usain Bolt Set To Rake In US$500,000 for South Korea Race

MONTE-CARLO, Monaco (CMC) – Jamaica’s phenomenal World and Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is set to enjoy a whopping US$500,000 payday for competing in the 100 metres in South Korea later this month. Bolt… has been labelled the greatest sprinter of all time Bolt is expected to tackle the shorter sprint on September 25 at [...]

Usain Bolt given 3-ton piece of Berlin Wall

BERLIN — Usain Bolt was honored by the city of Berlin by receiving an original segment of the Berlin Wall — nearly three tons of it. AP Photo/Gero BreloerUsain Bolt was honored Sunday by Mayor Klaus Wowereit, who gave the sprinter a piece of the Berlin Wall with a custom paint scheme. The Jamaican sprinter, [...]

Usain Bolt Runs 19.19s Crushing The World Record 200m In Berlin

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BOLT breaks 100m World Record in 9.58s

// // Jamaica’s Usain Bolt sets a new 100m world record yesterday in Berlin. BERLIN, Germany: A race billed as a showdown featuring the world’s three fastest men ended in a complete rout inside the Berlin Olympic Stadium last night. Jamaica’s Usain Bolt blasted the men’s 100 metres world record into the stratosphere with an [...]

Usain Bolt Wins Today at Aviva London Grand Prix 100m Finals