By Daily Sports on July 20, 2017
Usain Bolt has confirmed he will run the 100m and 4x100m relay at the World Championships in London in August, his final event before retiring.
Bolt, an eight-time Olympic gold medallist and an icon of world sport, has led one of the most illustrious careers in the history of athletics.
"My aim is to win in London. I want to retire on a winning note," the Jamaican 30-year-old said on Wednesday.
The World Championships take place from 4-13 August.
The men's 100m final is due to place on Saturday, 5 August, while the men's 4x100m relay race - which will mark the end of Bolt's career - takes place on the following Saturday.
Bolt has won the 100m, 200m and 4x100m gold at the past three Olympic Games - Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016.
However, his unprecedented 'triple triple' of nine gold medals was downgraded to eight after Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter, who was part of the quartet that won the 4x100m in Beijing, tested positive for a banned substance. Carter has appealed against the decision.
Before London, Bolt will also compete in the 100m at the Diamond League event in Monaco on Friday.
•Photo shows Usain Bolt.
Source Daily Sports
Posted July 20, 2017
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