Usain Bolt: World & Olympic Champion - World Record Holder

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Sprinter Usain Bolt has had twin boys, named Thunder Bolt and Saint Leo Bolt.

Bolt, 34, announced the news on Instagram on Father's Day, with a lightning bolt emoji next to each of his children's names.

The Olympic champion posted a photo of him and partner Kasi Bennett, with their twin boys and one-year-old daughter Olympia Lightning.

The couple did not say when exactly the twins were born.

Bennett also posted a photo with the babies, saying Bolt was "the rock of this family and the greatest daddy to our little ones".



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Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt says it is "too late" for a comeback but admits he has "got that itch" for a dramatic return to the sport.

The Jamaican, 35, ended his glittering track and field career in 2017.

He says he was tempted by a possible return for the Tokyo Games, but his coach persuaded him otherwise.

"It's too late. If I was going to come back it would have been to be for this Olympics," he told BBC Sport's Ade Adedoyin.

"When I told my coach I was going to retire he sat me down and said 'when you retire that's it. I'm not doing any comeback tours, nothing. So make sure you are ready to retire'.

"I remember I went to him in 2019 and said 'what do you think about coming back for the Olympics?' And he looked at me and said 'don't even start'.

"So if it's not my coach, I'm not going to do it, because I believe in him and if he says no, it's no - but I've got that itch though."

Bolt also believes the rivalry between female Jamaican sprinters Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce and Elaine Thompson-Herah could lead to one of them breaking the 100m and 200m world records, set by American Florence Griffith Joyner in 1988.

Thompson-Herah successfully defended her 100m and 200m Olympic titles in Tokyo and took her 100m personal best down to 10.54 in Eugene last month - just 0.05 seconds short of Griffith Joyner's record of 10.49.

"When I saw the girls really stepping up, and really running fast I thought 'this could really happen'," said Bolt.

"Elaine's technique has really improved and the same with Shelly-Ann. She runs much more upright and her fluency looks way better. So I think these girls are going to be knocking on the door.

"People have talked about this record over the years. So if they can break it it would be massive for the sport."

Away from athletics, Bolt is also a huge Manchester United fan and, like most Red Devils supporters, he is eagerly awaiting Cristiano Ronaldo's first appearance since his dramatic return from Juventus.

"It's a massive deal to see him back," he said. "Cristiano demands a lot, so he will demand a lot from these players and it will only make them better. He's on a different level, he is a machine.

"I think he will play until he's 42 because he will always be so fit and on a higher level to a lot of the younger players because of the work he puts in and the dedication he has."

After a brief spell as a professional footballer Bolt is now embarking on another post-athletics career - music.

He has produced and stars in his own reggae album alongside his best friend Nugent 'NJ' Walker.

And just like on the athletics track, he wants to be the best.

"I'm aiming for the top. I want to win a Grammy, get a platinum album or single," he said.

"I want to reach the pinnacle and be in a room where all these big producers talk about my music.

"We know it is a long journey and there is a lot more to learn, but we are just enjoying the process."

 

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A Jamaican teenager has made history by breaking Usian Bolt's world record in the Under-17 400m event.

Nickecoy Bramwell has shattered the eight-time Olympic gold medallist's time by 0.07 seconds.

Bolt set a time of 47.33 seconds in the event 22 years ago, a time which has stood as the record - until now.

At just 16-years-old, Bramwell is the U17 record holder having come home in 47.26 seconds.

It was at the 51st Carifta Games at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium in Grenada that the teenager etched his name into the history books.

Bramwell had come into the race with a number of concerns around his fitness.

But he put them all to bed when he beat his nearest opponent by an impressive 0.7 seconds.

Reflecting on his outstanding achievement, Bramwell said: "It's a wonderful feeling to break the record."

"Since last summer, I have been eyeing the record.

"So it's a great feeling I could come out here and get it.

"I just took my mind off it and focused on the record."

Bramwell, who is still a student at Calabar High in Kingston, looks set to follow in the steps of greatness after breaking one of Bolt's records.

In addition to Bolt's Olympic medals, he holds 11 World Championship titles and is also the world-record holder in the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relay.

If Bramwell's career turns out to be anything like Bolt's, then the world of athletics could be in for a treat.

Olympic legend Usain Bolt's 22-year world record broken by Jamaican 16-year-old

A Jamaican teenager has made history by breaking Usian Bolt’s world record in the Under-17 400m event. Nickecoy Bramwell has shattered the eight-time Olympic gold medallist’s time by 0.…

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Olympic sprinting legend Usain Bolt has revealed he ruptured his Achilles after being stretchered off in a charity football match in London.

The 37-year-old was injured in the second half of the Soccer Aid fixture at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

He had been captaining a World XI against an England select side which included former internationals such as Jermain Defoe and Theo Walcott.

Concern grew for the Jamaican when he went down while trying to break up an England attack.


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