He will travel to Europe next month to compete in two Diamond League meetings – 100m in the Golden Gala in Rome on June 6 and 200m in the Bislett Games in Oslo on June 13.

He will return home to Jamaica to compete in the Jamaican T&F Championships in Kingston on June 21 to secure his position on the team for the IAAF World T&F Championships which will be held in Moscow from August 10-18.

After the Trials Usain will run the 4x100m at the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava on June 27, the 200m in the Paris Diamond League on July 6 and the 100m and 4x100m at the London Diamond League meeting on July 26/27.

Post World T&F Championships Usain will return to the Diamond League Finals – Weltklasse Zurich on August 29 and the Memorial van Damme in Brussels on September 6.

Confirmed 2013 Schedule:

June 6 – Golden Gala, Rome

June 13 – Bislett Games, Oslo

June 21 – Jamaican T&F Championships

June 27 – Golden Spike, Ostrava

July 6 – Meeting Areva, Paris

July 25/26 – London Annivesary Games

Aug 10-18 – IAAF World T&F Championships, Moscow

Aug 29 – Weltklasse Zurich

Sep 6 – Memorial van Damme, Brussels

“I am disappointed to miss the Kingston meet as I love running in front of my home crowd in Jamaica.  I’m told it is only a Grade 1 strain so hopefully I will be OK soon”, said Bolt.

The meeting director, Donald Quarrie, was informed this afternoon.

Bolt hopes to recover in time to race in the Cayman Invitational on Wednesday May 8 but will make a final decision closer to the time and subject to how he feels in training.

Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world, chosen for Samsung SMART CAMERA NX300

◇ Usain Bolt, the perfect model for speed of NX300.

◇ Highly interested in smart cameras as a a Facebook user with more than 10 million fans

◇ He’s a fashionista off the track, made his style perfect with NX300

Samsung Electronics announced to choose Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world, as a global endorser for a premium mirrorless camera, Samsung SMART CAMERA NX300.

He is an icon of speed with 6 Olympic gold medals and 3 world records. Samsung saids he is the perfect model for NX300 to articulate speed performance of the product with hybrid Auto Focus and ultra fast shutter speed.

Also, Usain Bolt is highly interested in smart cameras because he is a very active Facebook user with more than 10 million facebook fans and also fond of photography. Especially, it is said that he really liked AutoShare feature to send to other smart device immediately after shoot.

He is also famous as a fashionista off the track. Samsung SMART CAMERA NX300 became a fashion item for Usain Bolt with a retro modern design in black, white and brown.

Moreover, Samsung collaborate with Usain Bolt Foundation to run NX Junior Photographer project in his home country, Jamaica. They will provide Samsung Cameras and photo classes to young future photographers.

Samsung said “NX300 will make a world record in mirrorless market with a world record holder, Usain Bolt.”

He will decide later in the season whether he will contest the 100m or 200m in Brussels, but either way he is expected to be one of the biggest stars of the meeting.

Since making his first appearance in Brussels back in 2007 when he finished third in the 200m (20.14), the Jamaican superstar has notched up four successive victories. Arguably the most impressive of these came in 2008 when he clocked a meeting record of 9.77 into a stiff -1.3m/s headwind.

The following year he smashed the meeting record in the 200m with 19.57, which was bettered in 2011 by training partner Yohan Blake with his stunning 19.26. At that same meeting in 2011, Bolt improved his 100m meeting record to 9.76, then last year successfully defended his title with a 9.86 clocking.

Bolt will not be the only big name in Brussels on 6 September. Three weeks after the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, the Belgian capital will again welcome many of the newly-crowned world champions as they fight for the victory in the Diamond League.

USAIN BOLT WILL BE COMPETING AT ROME’S GOLDEN GALA ON 6 JUNE

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, the iconic double Olympic Champion of 100m, 200m, and 4x100m (races won both in Beijing 2008 and London 2012) will be competing for the third time in a row at Rome’s Golden Gala, the fifth leg of the Samsung Diamond League IAAF circuit, to be held on 6 June this year. Bolt left two impressive marks on Rome’s Olympic Stadium track, by winning the 100m races in 2011 (clocking 9.91) and in 2012 (with a superlative 9.76). Bolt will be running the 100m race again this year, during a night expected to be as rich of stars as in the glorious past of the Golden Gala. “We are happy that Usain Bolt will be in Rome again – said Alfio Giomi, President both of the Italian Athletics Federation and the Organizing Committee – . We are working hard, together with our partner, CONI Servizi, to be up to the tradition of Rome’s Golden Gala: a meeting rich in champions and in World-class challenges. From my point of view, I wish that the high international value of the Golden Gala may be reached this year with a strong contribution of the best Italian athletes”. More than 50.000 spectators gathered last year in Rome, at the Olympic Stadium, for the 2012 edition of the Golden Gala.

GOLDEN GALA 2013, TICKETS AVAILABLE AT WWW.TICKETONE.IT

Tickets for the 2013 edition of the Golden Gala, the fifth leg of the Samsung Diamond League IAAF circuit, to be held at Rome’s Olympic Stadium on 6 June later this year, are available in all TicketOne shops, and, on the web, at www.ticketone.it. TicketOne is the ticketing partner of the Golden Gala, and will be playing this role for the fourth year in a row. Prices of the tickests will be as follow (all prices in Euro, pre-sell fee not included): Monte Mario Arrivi (Main stand, finish line): 40,00 Euro; Monte Mario Partenze (Main stand, 100m start line): 20,00; Tribuna Tevere, Distinti Arrivi: 15,00; Curve e Distinti: 5,00.

The final line up of the team will be decided by Coach Glen Mills but is likely to include the likes of Racers Track Club athletes Yohan Blake, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Mario Forsythe and/or Kimmari Roach.  Coach Mills told the organisers,  ”Racers athletes always return to Ostrava to compete, they like the crowds which are close and the friendly atmosphere. This year due to the fact that Ostrava is going to be after our Trials the best option is to run the relay. I think our team with Usain and Yohan could produce a fast time and I will select the remaining runners of our team at a later stage.”

Jamaica are the defending World & Olympic 4x100m Champions and hold the world record of 36.84 secs set at the 2012 Olympic Games.

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 11, 2013 – Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt – the fastest man on Earth – is the winner of the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award for the third time after his sensational performance in the London Olympics.

In London, Bolt became the first man in history to win the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres gold medals for the second straight Olympiad.

Regarded by many as the greatest sprinter of all time, he is the first athlete to hold both 100 metres and 200 metres world records since electronic timing was introduced. Along with his Jamaica team, he also holds the world record in the 4 x 100 metres relay. A five-times world champion, he was winner of the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award in both 2009 and 2010.

The Laureus World Sports Awards are the premier honours on the international sporting calendar.   The winners are chosen by the Laureus World Sports Academy, the ultimate sports jury, made up of 46 of the greatest living sportsmen and sportswomen.

Laureus World Sports Academy Member and Olympic track legend Michael Johnson said: “Usain Bolt is head and shoulders above his competition.  London probably showed that Usain is the greatest 100 and 200 metres sprinter we have ever seen. He deserves to win his third Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award. Usain is one of those rare and exceptional talents that only come along once very 10 or 20 years. In my career it took me 11 years to achieve what I did in terms of Olympic and World Championship gold medals and world records. Usain pretty much matched that in about three years. After so much success so quickly I wondered how he would find motivation, but in London he showed how much he wanted to be Olympic champion again.”

After receiving the Laureus Statuette, Usain Bolt said: “This is one of the greatest honours. I worked hard over the years to win this a third time. It’s magnificent. It’s like winning a gold medal. Michael Johnson, for one, was definitely my idol growing up. I just wanted to be like Michael Johnson. He made me want to be an Olympic champion.”

Also nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award were legendary swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time with a career total of 22 medals, Mo Farah, winner of the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres double, Bradley Wiggins, winner of the Tour de France and the Olympic Time Trial, FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, who scored a remarkable 91 goals in 2012, and Germany’s Sebastian Vettel, who won his third straight Formula One World Championship.

The Laureus World Sports Awards, which recognise sporting achievement during 2012, were unveiled at the Awards Ceremony at the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, which was hosted by Hollywood stars Morgan Freeman and Eva Longoria.

The Awards were announced in seven categories. The full list of winners is:

Laureus World Sportsman of the Year: Usain Bolt

Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year: Jessica Ennis

Laureus World Team of the Year: European Ryder Cup Team

Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year: Andy Murray

Laureus World Comeback of the Year: Felix Sanchez

Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability: Daniel Dias

Laureus World Action Sportsperson of the Year: Felix Baumgartner

There were two additional Awards: The Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the Organising Committee of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games and the newly created Laureus Academy Exceptional Achievement Award was presented to Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time.

For full biographies of Winners and Nominees go to www.laureus.com

Proceeds from the Laureus World Sports Awards directly benefit and underpin the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, which supports more than 140 community sports projects in 34 countries around the world, including three in Rio de Janeiro. Since its inception, Laureus has raised €60 million for projects which have improved the lives of more than one-and-a-half million young people.

On the 8th May 2013 the Cayman Islands will host the second annual Cayman Invitational, one of the biggest athletic track meets of its kind in the Caribbean, and none other than world-famous, six-time Olympic gold medalist and World Record holder, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, will be taking part.

Organized by Cayman’s own Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Cydonie Mothersill of KyStar Athletics, Cayman Invitational is quickly becoming an important fixture on the agenda for the world’s top athletes, consisting of 12 track and two field events and featuring over eighty professional track athletes, all taking place at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex.

“We are absolutely delighted we have been able to draw athletes of the highest caliber to participate in the 2013 Cayman Invitational and are sure that the high regard in which the event is already held has assisted us in attracting the likes of Usain Bolt” Ms Mothersill said.

“I’m looking forward to running in Cayman on May 8,” said Usain Bolt.  “I have not competed there before, but my coach was there last year and spoke well about the event.  Sprinting in the Caribbean is stronger than ever and it is great to see new track and field meets starting up.  Cydonie has done great things for her country on the track and is now working hard to develop opportunities for others.  I hope my presence in Cayman will inspire the youth and contribute to the development of the sport.”

The event is listed on the North American, Central America and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) calendar as an area permit meet, and is certified by NACAC (the governing body for athletics for national and multi-national track federations within North America, Central America and the Caribbean) and sanctioned by the Cayman Islands Athletic Association (CIAA), which shows the high status Cayman Invitational has achieved already in the world of athletics.

In addition to the top name, Ms Mothersill is delighted to be able to announce that Beijing Olympic silver medalist Kerron Stewart, Olympic record holder Melanie Walker, London Olympic bronze medalist Hansle Parchment, and London Olympic relay gold medalist Chris Brown will be amongst the international athletes participating, as will local heroes Kemar Hyman, Ronald Forbes, Jon Rankin, Carl and Carlos Morgan and Tyrell Cuffy.

Citing the positive influence athletics has had on all parts of her own development, Ms Mothersill hopes that as many people, particularly youngsters, will come out in support of this unique event.

“I have been extremely fortunate to make a successful career from athletics, but just as important have been the many other benefits I have gained from the sport, such as self-discipline and the development of a strong work ethic,” she said. “It is our hope that young people in Cayman will be encouraged by watching their sporting heroes perform live and be motivated to achieve great things themselves.”

While there are still opportunities for sponsorship of this exciting event, the following organisations have already pledged their support:  CI Government – Office of the Premier (Platinum Sponsor); Cayman Airways, Dart, VTB (all Gold Sponsors); LIME, PUMA, Tower (all Silver Sponsors) and the Caymanian Compass, Hot 104.1FM, National Building Society, Water Authority, Western Union and Casa Luna (all Bronze Sponsors).

For more information visit:  www.caymaninvitational.com or please contact: office@caymaninvitational.com

Full announcement in Portuguese – http://globoesporte.globo.com/atletismo/noticia/2013/02/usain-bolt-volta-ao-brasil-em-marco-para-correr-na-praia-de-copacabana.html

I remember like yesterday the critical role Mr. McCook played in me joining the High Performance family in the early days of my career.

But one of the most rewarding moments in my life where I was totally overwhelmed with joy and pride was being on the Olympics medal podium and receiving my gold medal from Mr. McCook. It’s was like we started this journey together and at one of the highest point Teddy was there to share it with me.

My dearest condolences to the family of Mr. McCook. I hope you can find comfort knowing he served Jamaica Athletics selflessly.

“Forever Tallest man”

NEW YORK – The NBA and Sprint announced the official lineup of the 2013 Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, which will take place at the Sprint Arena on Friday, Feb. 15, during NBA All-Star Jam Session at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.

NBA All-Stars James Harden of the host Houston Rockets and Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder will serve as the West and East team coaches, respectively.

For the ninth straight year, ESPN will televise the game beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Fans can also view the game through NBA GameTime from Sprint application, available on Android and iOS, as well as via WatchESPN on computers, tablets, and phones.

This year’s rosters include celebrities from film, TV, and music. Reigning 2012 Sprit NBA All-Star Celebrity Game MVP Kevin Hart (“Real Husbands of Hollywood”), will look to defend his title alongside stars like Grammy Award-winner Ne-Yo (R&B/pop); Nick Cannon (“Real Husbands of Hollywood”); Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games); Trey Songz (R&B Singer/Actor); Usain Bolt (Olympic gold medal sprinter); Arne Duncan (Secretary of Education); Terrence Jenkins (“E! News,” Anchor); Common (Rapper/Actor); John Schriffen (ABC News Correspondent); Ryen Russillo (ESPN Host); NBA Legends Dikembe Mutombo (eight-time NBA All-Star), Clyde Drexler (ten-time NBA All-Star), Sean Elliott (two-time NBA All-Star), and Bruce Bowen (NBA legend); WNBA stars Tamika Catchings ( Indiana Fever) and Maya Moore (Minnesota Lynx).

Queen Latifah (Rapper/Singer/Actress) and Samantha Harris (TV Host) will be the assistant coaches.

In addition to serving as the title partner of the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, Sprint will also be the title partner of the NBA All-Star Pregame Concert, held at the Sprint Arena at Jam Session prior to the 62nd NBA All-Star Game at the Toyota Center.

All purchased tickets for the Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game include admission to Jam Session on Friday, Feb. 15, where fans of all ages will be surrounded by wall-to-wall NBA All-Star basketball action. Fans will have opportunities to collect free autographs from NBA players and legends, score game-changing tips from NBA players and legends, and much more.

The game rosters are subject to change without notice. Visit http://www.nba.com/allstar2013/ for more information,click here.

“I am looking forward to come back to Oslo and the ExxonMobil Bislett Games this summer. I have many good memories from this great city and from the Bislett Stadium. I was really happy with the time of 9.79 in the 100metres last year – it was a new stadium record. I will run the 200m this year and look forward to competing in front of passionate and knowledgeable athletics fans,” said Usain Bolt.

Bolt ran the 200metres at Bislett in 2011 in 19.87 seconds, which is only a few hundreds of a second behind the current stadium record of 19.82, set back in 1996 by Namibian Frankie Fredericks.

Preparations for the World Championship

“This aim for 2013 is the IAAF World T&F Championships in Moscow in August.  My goal is to win three gold medals and repeat my Olympic Games success. My 200m race at the Bislett stadium on June 13th will be an important stepping stone towards that goal,” said Bolt. “My preparations have been good this fall. I am injury free, working hard and everything is going according to plan. I hope to come to Bislett prepared and ready to run a great race,” said Bolt.

A real super star

The number of Usain Bolt fans is continually rising, and he has now more than 10 million fans on Facebook and 2.3 million followers on Twitter. He has been named sports personality of the year in a number of countries and magazines.

“Usain Bolt has sparked a lot of interest in the ExxonMobil Bislett Games for us in the last couple of years. We are very proud that Bolt shows his appreciation of what we done for him by coming back to Bislett after his incredible success at the London Olympics last summer. All athletics meetings in the world want to secure his participation. The fact that he is coming to Bislett three years in a row says a lot about the setting and the atmosphere that we have been able to create for this meeting with such a rich history. That is what he loves, and that is why he keeps coming back. He wants to write history with his performances and become a legend. So it is only fitting that he runs at the legendary Bislett Stadium, said Meeting Director Steinar Hoen.

Contact person

Meeting Director Steinar Hoen

Mobile: +47 907 44 144

E-mail: steinar@bislettalliansen.no

Web page: www.bislettgames.no

Twitter: #BislettGames

It has been four years since the awards were established in 2009. The previous winners were Zhang Lin and Messi in 2009, Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo and Rafael Nadalin 2010, and Li Na and Novak Djokovic in 2011.

The Nomninees of the 2012 Chinese Titan Sportsman of the Year include Sun Yang, Ye Shiwen, Lin Dan, Xu Lijia, Zhang Jike, Beijing Men’s Basketball Team, Zhou Shiming, Chinese National Gymnastic Team, Feng Shanshan, and Lei Sheng.

Correspondingly, the Nominees of the International Titan Sportsman of the Year are Usain Bolt, Lionel Messi, LeBron James, Jeremy Lin, Michael Phelps, Didier Drogba, Andrew Murray, Spanish National Football Team, Sebastian Vettel, and Rory McIlroy.

The selection process has lasted about one month since November 23. For both Chinese and International Titan Sportsman of the Year, each ten nominees are chosen by the special panels, including 100 Chinese sports media people from TV, print, internet. In addition, there are five famous international sports journalists from L’Equipe,Corriere dello Sport,Marca, Sports Illustrated, and The Daily Telegraph.

The rules allow each voter chooses three nominees, and points are awarded as follows: 5 points for a first place in a voters’ list, 3 points for second, 1 point for third. In the Chinese selection, 73 voters chose Sun Yang. 46 of them put him in the first place, with 23 in second and 4 in third. Eventually Sun Yang won by total points of 303.

Coincidentlly, in the international selection Usain Bolt has received exactly the same 303 points, which is enough to put him on the top of the list. There are 79 voters in favor of the Lightning Bolt, with 45 in the first place, 22 in second and 12 in third. Lionel Messi, who has just finished 91 goals in 2012, incredibly breaking the record of most goal scored in a year, ranked second.

Final Ranking of the 2012 Titan Sportsman of the Year

rank/nominee 1p(5points) 2p(3points) 3p(1point) total

Sun Yang 46 23 4 303

Ye Shiwen 20 24 14 186

Lin Dan 19 21 13 171

Beijing Men’s Basketball Team 6 9 33 75

Xu Lijia 3 8 20 59

Chinese Mens’s Gymnastic Team 1 7 15 33

Feng Shanshan 1 5 8 28

Zhang Jike 2 1 4 17

Zhou Shiming 1 2 3 14

Lei Sheng 0 0 9 9

Final Ranking of the 2012 Titan Sportsman of the Year

rank/nominee 1p(5points) 2p(3points) 3p(1point) total

Usain Bolt 45 22 12 303

Lionel Messi 24 18 11 185

Spanish National Football Team 15 16 22 145

LeBron James 7 14 10 87

Jeremy Lin 4 7 16 57

Michael Phelps 2 11 7 50

Didier Drogba 3 5 7 37

Andrew Murray 0 6 6 24

Sebastian Vettel 0 1 5 8

Rory McIlroy 0 0 3 3

Previous Winners

2009

Chinese Titan Sportsman of the Year:1.Zhang Lin 2.Liu Xiang 3.Ding Junhui 4.Lin Dan 5.Liu Zige

International Titan Sportsman of the Year: 1.Lionel Messi 2.Usain Bolt 3.Tiger Woods 4.Roger Federer 5.Jenson Button

2010

Chinese Titan Sportsman of the Year:1.Shen Xue/Zhao Hongbo 2.Wang Zhizhi 3.Lin Dan 4.Wang Meng 5.Liu Xiang

International Titan Sportsman of the Year: 1.Rafael Nadal 2.Andrés Iniesta 3.Jose Mourinho 4.Kobe Bryant 5.Diego Forlan

2011

Chinese Titan Sportsman of the Year:1.Li Na 2.Sun Yang 3.Liu Xiang 4.Lin Dan 5.Yi Jianlian

International Titan Sportsman of the Year: 1.Novak Djokovic 2.Lionel Messi 3.Dirk Nowitzki 4.Sebastian Vettel 5.Ryan Lochte

The 26-year-old Jamaican starred at the London 2012 Games as he claimed 100m, 200m and 4x100m titles.

His sixth Games gold made him the most decorated Olympic sprinter of all-time.

It is the third time in the past five years he has been given the BBC honour.

“It was a great Olympics, a great year and I worked really hard,” he said.

Bolt triumphed despite hamstring and back problems that had placed his participation in doubt.

After winning the 200m title, he said: “I’m a living legend. I was fast, but I was not fit enough.”

Following the relay victory on the final day of action in the Olympic Stadium, he traded celebrations with Britain’s 5,000m and 10,000m gold medallist Mo Farah.

Double Olympic champion Farah did Bolt’s ‘lightning’ celebration while Bolt mimicked Farah’s ‘Mobot’.

Recent Overseas Personality winners

2011: Novak Djokovic – tennis

2010: Rafael Nadal – tennis

2009: Usain Bolt – athletics

2008: Usain Bolt – athletics

2007: Roger Federer – tennis

2006: Roger Federer – tennis

2005: Shane Warne – cricket

http://www.lequipe.fr/Tous-sports/Actualites/Bolt-champion-des-champions-monde/333339

24 November 2012 – Barcelona, Spain – Usain Bolt (JAM) and Allyson Felix (USA) were today named the Male and Female World Athletes of the Year for 2012.

Bolt, who won the award for the fourth time, and Felix, a first-time winner, received their trophies and US$100,000 prize at the Athletes of the Year Awards Ceremony this afternoon in the Grand Ballroom of the Pullman Skipper Hotel, ahead of this evening’s IAAF Centenary Gala Show in the MNAC Museum.

The awards were hosted by International Athletic Foundation (IAF) Honorary President HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco and IAF & IAAF President Lamine Diack, who presented the trophies to the Female and Male winners respectively.

Usain Bolt, 26, the World Athlete of the Year in 2008, 2009 and 2011, successfully defended both his 100m and 200m titles at the Olympic Games in London, clocking 9.63 and 19.32 respectively, both the fastest times in the World this year. He concluded his Olympic appearance by anchoring a Jamaican quartet to a 36.84 World record in the 4x100m Relay. He won six out of seven competitions in the 100m, and three of four in the 200m.

“This means a lot to me as this was one of my hardest years,” said Bolt. “My coach doesn’t want us to discuss injuries, so I didn’t talk about it, so this means a lot.”

Allyson Felix, 27, following World 200m titles in 2005, 2007 and 2009, won the Olympic 200m title in London and was part of the gold medal-winning 4x100m and 4x400m Relay teams to become the first woman since 1988 to win three gold medals at a single Olympic Games. The victorious 4x100m Relay quartet in London clocked a 40.82 World record. Her 21.69 victory in the 200m at the U.S. Olympic Trials was the fastest in the world this year and made Felix the fourth fastest woman in history.

“It is pretty much one of the coolest awards I’ve ever received,” Felix said. “Winning it means you are at the top of your sport, which is something we all strive for. To finally reach the goal during the journey of a long career is very special.”

The jury’s out on whether Usain Bolt has hoops game, but there’s no doubt about his hops after he met the back-to-back champion New Zealand Breakers in Auckland today.

Bolt, the six-time Olympic gold medallist and fastest man on the planet, got together with the Breakers as part of an appearance organised by mutual sponsor Gatorade today.

There was a nice synergy too, with event publicists only too happy to point out that both Bolt and the Breakers are going for a threepeat – the Kiwi basketball club for three straight Australian NBL titles, and the Jamaican sporting superstar for a hat-trick of golds at the 2016 Games in Rio.

And though Bolt was keeping well clear of anything resembling full-on basketball, he did show some glimpses of his capabilities during an informal shoot-around with the extended Breakers squad.

He admitted beforehand that we shouldn’t expect too much from his shooting, and that he preferred the more explosive aspects of the game.

“I like dunking,” he said.

“I’m not really a shooter. I like to dunk, but I can’t really shoot that well.”

But surely the man who has said that he’d like to play football with Manchester United and also has some claims as a cricketer of some repute could make a free-throw?

So we watched, and waited.

He missed his first eight from the charity stripe, even though his form was more than respectable.

Finally, he swished on his ninth. The whole gym let out its collective breath.

The free-throw finally conquered, Bolt then stepped back and drilled his first three-pointer, complete with arm-waving celebration move.

Now the showman was warming up.

The monkey off his back, so to speak, Bolt then took a couple of bounces to the hoop and rose up to double-hand dunk. It all looked so easy.

He was right. He’s a dunker, not a shooter.

Then he goes in for a 360-degree slam, rises high, spins around and only just fails to nail it. Yes, the athlete definitely prefers to soar than to shoot.

And that was about it. He played a little bit of one-on-one with the seven-year-old son of Breakers owners Paul and

Liz Blackwell, he shot the breeze with CJ Bruton, he posed for photos with the squad and a few lucky VIPs, and then he was off.

So, did he really have game?

“He can play,” said Bruton, the three-time Olympian who spent the most time with the biggest sporting star on the planet. “At what level, that’s still yet to be determined.

“But there’s no doubt he’s one of those talents that can just get out on the floor and play, and he loves every sport which is great.”

Bruton said the subject of threepeating would no doubt come up when they got together with the sprint sensation for dinner tonight, but he did say Bolt had confessed to being a little out of his comfort zone trying to make jumpers in front of an audience.

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“He said to me ‘I’m a little nervous, you guys have put me in the spotlight’. I told him you should be used to that, you’re in the spotlight a lot.”

The 26-year-old world record holder for both the 100m and 200m said his visit to New Zealand had been “nice”, though he clearly wasn’t enamoured with a stormy day that had greeted him upon his arrival in Auckland.

He said the powhiri (welcome) had given him “chills” and he’d been impressed by the “energy that was there for me”.

He also let the crowd at the Breakers appearance in on a little secret about his histrionics on the start line before his big races.

“It’s just to relax me,” said the Jamaican sensation. “I’m trying not to think about the race. If I think about the race I start to get nervous. So doing what I do helps keep my mind off the race and keeps me loose.”

Maybe that was what was missing at shoot-around. He needed to clown around a little more.

Bolt is in the country for just a few hours and a handful of public appearances, to promote Gatorade.

And like other high-profile visitors who have been in New Zealand recently, security around Bolt is tight. The sprinter is off limits to the media until his final appearance at a press conference later this afternoon.

Earlier in the day Bolt’s visit kicked off with a traditional Maori welcome from 350 staff at Frucor Beverages – the New Zealand distributor of Gatorade – in Manukau.

One of the factory’s warehouses had been transformed into a scene reminiscent of the Kiwi bush – complete with native bird calls and flax bushes.

Tapping his size 13 feet along to the songs that welcomed him, Bolt told the excited crowd how happy he was to be in New Zealand.

“What a wonderful welcome. You guys are full of energy.”

And he said the country was living up to its name.

“This is the Land of the Long White Cloud? It [the weather] is really bad out there.”

Bolt was presented with a pounamu pendant in the shape of a koru followed by a haka performed by Frucor staff.

“You guys scared me a little bit,” he said. “It looks like something I’d like to do, but we’ll see.”

As seen in the pictures that since have traveled the world, Bolt first immortalized his compatriot Yohan Blake and then turned the lens towards the gigantic crowd.  After he was done with taking photos, Bolt carved his name on the camera with a screwdriver – and thus made it unique.

Now this camera can be yours. The initiative for the auction comes from the photographer, Jimmy Wixtröm, himself, ” I hope and believe that there is a great interest in this camera and that that interest will generate a fair amount of money to the Swedish Cancer Society. Cancer research is incredibly important, and I see this camera as a chance to contribute. My girlfriend’s father passed away far too early due to cancer and my brother Peter is thankfully now completely recovered after suffering from cancer and undergoing treatment for more than a year – thanks to the great progress that has been done in cancer research.  Part of the money raised through the auction will also go to the Usain Bolt Foundation in Jamaica that encourages children to get education.  This is just the beginning. Me and my brother Peter also have several other projects planned, as we hope to be able to contribute money to cancer research.”
This includes:
1 signed Nikon D4 camera body
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Bolt lead from the start in wet and chilly conditions and was only running his second 200 metres in this series. Bolt was second overall in the standings for the Diamond.

Nickel Ashmeade (who has a wild card entry to next year’s World Championships), Jason Young and Warren Weir, completed the sweep for Jamaica.

Bolt will end his season with the 100 metres at the Brussels Meeting, scheduled for September 7.

Bolt who is fresh from his 26^th birthday, ran a meet record. He led the field from start to finish and won ahead of Churandy Martina – 19.85 (national record – Netherlands); and a season’s best from Jamaican, Nickel Ashmeade – 19.94.

Bolt’s Racers Track Club team mates, Jason Young – 20.00, Warren Weir – 20.03 and Marvin Anderson – 20.60 were fourth, fifth and seventh respectively.

Next stop for Bolt is the Zurich event on August 30.

Usain Bolt is set to clear another milestone this week – his iPhone game will surpass the two million player mark. Bolt! launched just prior to the Olympics and quickly climbed the charts, reaching the #2 spot in the UK before the Opening Ceremonies. But it was his record-setting performances on the track in London that pushed the game over the top – on the same night that Usain and his Jamaican teammates broke the 4x100m World Record, his game broke the one million user mark. Since then it has reached the #1 spot in more than 25 countries and will reach 2 million downloads by the weekend.

Although Bolt was jubilant about his victory, he noted “this is the first step for me and the 100 metres is just a step in the door and the 200 metres win would help me achieve the legend status. ”Becoming a legend is my ultimate goal. That’s my goal right there, and that means defending my titles.

Bolt won ahead of countryman and club mate Yohan Blake with 9.75 seconds, while 2004 winner, Justin Gatlin of the USA got the bronze.

The win was historic for Jamaica as the country celebrated its 50th year of Independence on August 6. Another interesting piece of history, exactly 64 years ago at the London Olympic Games, Jamaicans Arthur Wint and Herb McKenley ran first and second in the 400 metres on August 5 – same day while USA’s Mal Whitfield was third.

Bolt won his heat of the 200 metres in a comfortable 20.39 seconds to qualify for round 2. The final is set for August 9.

The love story between Bolt and Ahtletissima started in 2006, when the Jamaican ran in Lausanne for the first time. It was a 200m and he immediately fell in love with the Lausanne curve: “It is always a great pleasure to run in Lausanne, in a stadium which has one of the best curves I have ever seen.”

That year, he finished 3rd behind Carter and Gay, but in a great 19.88. The following year, in 2007, he was 2nd behind Gay, again. In 2008 and 2009, he won in 19.63 and 19.59, under pouring rain in what was arguably the best time ever clocked in such miserable weather and has been the Athletissima 200m record since.

In 2010, after 5 weeks of injury, he had wished to run the 100m, which he won in 9.82. This shows that, whatever the distance, the triple Olympic champion, triple World record holder and 5 times World champion puts on an amazing show. This year, his best results so far have been 9.76 and 19.83.

The bronze medalist of the Osaka and Berlin World championships, Wallace Spearmon, will run the 200m. The American sprinter has been among the best in the world for several years and has just won the US trials in 19.82, with too much tailwind though. He had already clocked a sub 20 second time (19.95) at the beginning of the season in Arlington. His PB is 19.65. The European champion Churandy Martina and the winner yesterday in Monaco Nickel Ashmeade will join him.

Organisers for the IAAF

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Eight days…three gold medals…three world records…one amazing reputation firmly established. Usain Bolt’s life – and the world of sport – would never be the same again.

Since those heady days of the Beijing Olympics in August 2008, Usain Bolt has lowered both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records once again – to a barely believable 9.58 and 19.19 seconds respectively – as the World Championships in Berlin brought two more gold medals and yet more superlatives.

At a stroke the Jamaican has become the greatest sports star in the world.

9.58 is Usain Bolt’s story so far, in his own words.

It is about a skinny kid from the parish of Trelawny where they harvest the best yams in the world. It’s about growing up, playing cricket and football in the warm Jamaican sun, then discovering that he could run fast. It’s about family and friends and the laid-back Jamaican culture. It’s about Aunt Lily’s pork and dumplings and Dad’s grocery store in the sleepy village of Sherwood Content.

It is about what makes him tick, where he gets his motivation and where he takes his inspiration. It’s about the highs and the lows, the dedication and the sacrifices required getting to the top. It’s about fast food, partying, dancehall music, fast cars and that lightning bolt pose. It’s about radiating sport’s biggest smile.

This is the story of the fastest man on the planet.

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Of the 12 times Bolt and Powell have met at this level, Bolt has edged his countryman 11 times. Bolt was coming off a 9.76 world leading run in Rome on May 31st.

Bolt was pleased with his execution and said afterwards that he is “going home to top it up and get ready for the Jamaican trials.” The Jamaican trials and championships are set for June 28 to July 1 in Kingston.

Bolt was part of a world-class line up which included countryman Asafa Powell (2^nd9.91) and Christophe Lemaitre clocked 10.04 for a fast finish.

Expressing relief, Bolt told reporters “People expect people to do well all the time, but I expect that of me also. So it’s not really pressure for me. I just told myself I’ve still got it and go on from here.”

Bolt also won in Rome in 2011 with a 9.91 seconds run, May 6.

Bolt’s last 100 metres was in the Czech Republic (Ostrava), May 25 where he ran a slow 10.04 seconds and drew alarming comments. Bolt is down to compete in Oslo on June 7 in the 100 metres.

Bolt was slow out of the blocks after a false start. Bolt lingered briefly behind but caught up almost half-way and passed the entire field.

Bolt, who was in Ostrava for the 6th straight year did his usual victory lap and greeted fans in the packed stadium.

Bolt will race again in the 100 metres on May 31 at the Samsung Golden Gala in Rome.

In addition to the watch’s many references to the sprinter, it features an interesting hallmark: the strap is made from exactly the same leather as his shoes.

Usain “Lightning” Bolt, the world’s fastest man, now has a Swiss watch named in honour of him and featuring his image. Hublot, for whom he is an ambassador, has developed this special model in close consultation with the champion, to mark this monumental year in sport. A truly multifaceted symbol.

“It’s perfectly natural to be associated with the fastest man, not just on the planet, but the fastest since the Big Bang” declared Jean-Claude Biver, Chairman of Hublot.

Usain Bolt, who turns 26 this year, recently opened his season in style by completing his first individual 100 metres in just 9.82 seconds at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, as he prepares to defend three titles in London this summer: the 100, 200 and 4X100 metres. “It’s a good start, I would say. It’s certainly better than last season (upon his return – ed.). I feel better than last year, so I’m definitely happy with myself”, said Bolt, who began his 2011 season with a time of 9.91 seconds at a meeting in Rome on the 26th May.

He wanted his watch to be a fusion of the symbols representing everything he holds dear. Starting with his silhouette, THAT pose – his unique signature – stylised and immediately recognisable in an anthracite grey transfer on a black background at 9 o’clock in the centre of the movement’s permanent small seconds counter. Another symbol… the choice to appear at the centre of the permanent chronograph, embodying time which constantly passes, never stopping… The chronograph movement features a central 60-second hand and a 30-minute counter at 3 o’clock (which could serve him well in his crucial preparation routine during the final countdown prior to each race). A 12-hour chronograph counter sits at 6 o’clock, and is decorated with a touch of green in a nod to the colours on the flag of Bolt’s beloved home: Jamaica. Indispensable. A date window at 4.30 completes the design. The 48 mm-diameter watch, in micro-blasted ceramic, is predominantly black, with gold – Bolt’s own colour and that of his lucky fetish shoes – very much in evidence, adding a further symbolic touch. The flange features a 2N gold powder coating and the strap is made from exactly the same gold-coloured synthetic leather as his shoes. This is stitched onto black rubber – a Hublot signature – to guarantee comfort, strength and flexibility.

Hublot wishes Usain Bolt the best of luck! We hope his watch will become a most trusted companion during the exciting season ahead. As he declared following his first successful performance of the season: “The best is yet to come!”

It will be great to be back at Weltklasse Zürich. I have great memories of the fantastic organisation and passionate crowd at the Letzigrund Stadium,” Usain Bolt said. “Zurich is often called the one day Olympics and I expect this year to be a very special meeting 18 days after the London Games.”

On 30 August, the sprint superstar will be in the Zurich line-up for the fifth time. Even before his rise to fame, Bolt – who is a towering 1.95m tall – placed second in the men’s 200m in 2006 and 2007. Bolt then went on to win the 100m races in 2008 and 2009. Both these triumphal races came on the heels of historic achievements: an Olympic title at the Games in Beijing and another gold medal at the World Championships in Berlin.

Whether he will run the 100m or the 200m race in Zurich remains to be decided. Both sprint events will be staged this year; the men’s 200m race will be a Diamond Race final.

Usain is the most popular track and field star of the millennium. We are delighted to have him back in Zurich, and to be able to open the official ticket sale with such great news for the fans,” said Patrick K. Magyar, Meeting Director of Weltklasse Zürich. The early confirmation is also related the date of the Weltklasse Zürich meeting this summer. “2012 will be a very special edition of our meeting. Zurich will be held 18 days after the Olympic Games – an ideal date in the outdoor competition calendar. This will help us present high-level fields in all our events.”

Tickets available as of Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 9 a.m. – stadium tickets expected to sell out fast
The official ticket sale for Weltklasse Zürich 2012 will begin tomorrow, Tuesday, 15 May, 9 a.m. “As in the past, tickets will sell out very fast,” Meeting Director Patrick Magyar predicted. The Zurich promoters expect a sell-out crowd again this year.

“Bolt’s accomplishments as a three-time Olympic gold medalist showcase what a driven and exceptional person can do when they are motivated and striving for greatness,” commented Len Davi, Executive Director of SOUL Electronics. “He’s a perfect representation of what SOUL stands for, and an ideal Brand Ambassador.”

Usain Bolt noted, “I work hard at attaining my goals and in addition, I always try to inspire others to work hard and attain their dreams. I am looking forward to working with SOUL to deliver this message.”
In addition to public appearances, the star athlete will be featured in the company’s upcoming “SOUL of Greatness” video series, which is being developed to inspire people worldwide to aim for greatness and achieve their goals.

SOUL headphone models currently under development with Bolt include a Bluetooth earbud with removable ear safety-hooks for added stability (perfect for an athletic lifestyle) called the RUN FREE and a version of the company’s popular SL300 that pays a stylish homage to the athlete’s home, Jamaica.
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About USAIN BOLT
The Jamaican, Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world, with three Olympic and World Championship Records to his credit. His times of 9.58 and 19.19 seconds are the records for the 100 and 200 metres respectively; while he anchored Jamaica successfully to the 4 X 100 metres relay in Daegu, South in 37.04 seconds.

The series of 14 meetings spread across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the USA which compose the 2012 Samsung Diamond League season gets underway in just under a month’s time in Doha, Qatar on 11 May.

After last year’s success in the Principality over 100m (9.88 sec; 22 July 2011), Bolt is eager to return to Monaco for what will be his last race before the Jamaican superstar competes to defend his sprint titles at the London Olympic Games.

The reigning 100m and 200m Olympic champion and World record holder is scheduled to line-up in his favourite event at the Herculis meeting.

Last year, following his now famous false start in the 100m, Bolt defended his World Championships title at 200m in an amazing time of 19.40 and later added another gold and World record in the 4x100m relay.

Could the Herculis meeting record of 19.72 set by Tyson Gay in 2010 be in danger from the 25-year-old Jamaican who has recorded nine sub 19.70 secs times for the 200m in his career topped by his World record of 19.19 (20 Aug 2009)?

“Monaco will be my last race before the Olympics and I am looking forward to putting on a great show for the fans. It is going to be my second time racing in Monaco. I love the city and the weather is always good,” commented Bolt.

Today’s announcement of Bolt’s participation in Monaco follows earlier confirmations that he will also run in the Oslo and Rome meetings of the 2012 Samsung Diamond League.

The Jamaican superstar has a great history with this event which is now an IAAF World Challenge Meet. This was where he posted his impressive 9.76 seconds in the 100m in 2008. He is a three times winner of the 200m (2005, 2006 & 2010) with a best performance of 19.56 seconds.

Bolt who is always excited to run in front of his home crowd in Jamaica, said “It is always a great privilege to run in front of my home fans. There is always great energy and excitement in the stadium and I will look to put on a good show for the fans. This will be my first big meet of 2012 as I prepare to defend my titles in the Olympic Games in London in August.”

Bolt has been previously confirmed for the Golden Spike in Ostrava, Golden Gala in Rome and Bislett Games in Oslo

The Prince and the King of Track and Field met with children, teammates and
sat and spoke to a small group of invited guests along with local and
international journalists. Bolt used the opportunity to present tokens to
the Prince, which included PUMA items along with specially autographed items
from his soon-to-be-launched Memorabilia Club.

The UWI event was hosted by Olympian, Grace Jackson

The Usain Bolt Foundation is no different and for the last nine years since Usain Bolt has achieved super stardom, one thing he has not forgotten is how to help his wider community. The star who hails from the small town of Sherwood Content in the parish of Trelawny has never been afraid of creating opportunities for his childhood town to develop.

From the Piedmont Basic School, where his teacher, Miss Sheron Sievwright still heads, to the Type 1 Health Facility – these are just some of the programmes he has now absorbed under his Usain Bolt Foundation; while still working with United Way of Jamaica as his Project Management team.

The most recent projects include:

- Presentation of PE gear to all children and teachers at the Piedmont Basic School
- Complete electrical re-wiring of the Piedmont Basic School
- Contribution to the Pan Caribbean Sigma Corporate Run towards helping the Bustamante Hospital for Children
- Donation of signed items for special charity events

He has in the recent past, contributed to completing construction of a lunch room and library at the William Knibb Memorial High School and provided computers for the Waldensia Primary School. He partnered with Sagicor to contribute to the salary for the Computer Studies tutor.

In 2009, the 9.58 Super Party raised well-needed funds to upgrade the Sherwood Content Health Centre now open for full use to the community. It remains a Type 1 Facility.

There is always more to give and as the years go on, Usain’s community will benefit from the positive capital he continues to achieve each time he hits the track. His sponsors are very much a part of the overall programme.

Usain Bolt is one of three patrons along with Her Excellency Lady Patricia Allen and Dr. the Hon R. Danny Williams who have lent their support to generate income and interest in the well needed programme for children.

Usain Bolt was one of over 15,000 participants in the 14th running of the event. He was also joined by his parents and members of his management team.

Before he set off the runners in the run section, Bolt took time to meet and greet with the participants who included Paralympians, runners, walkers and curious onlookers.

Usain was also a presenter at the closing ceremony held at the Emancipation Park.  Bolt, who has his own Foundation now has a package of Charities which he supports, which includes Piedmont Basic School, Waldensia Primary School, William Knibb High School, Sherwood Content Health Centre where he provides safety and recreational equipment along with learning tools for children.

Usain Bolt will return to his usual early season fixture in Czech Republic on May 25 (IAAF World Challenge) and currently plans a 1oo m race there. Organisers for first time secured his participation already 2004 when he was fresh world junior record holder but he was a late withdrawal. Since then he competed twice in 2oo and two times in 1oo added with one 3oo m in Ostrava.

“I am delighted to return to Ostrava for the sixth time in my career. It is widely known that I love the meet and it is one of the first meets that I pencil in my calendar each year. The Golden Spike meeting always has a full house and the fans are so full of energy – every year they push me to good performances. It is a good track and nice stadium where the fans are close to the action. Ostrava will be my first European Grand Prix in 2012. I have already announced the Golden Gala in Rome and the Bislett Games in Oslo the following weeks. After this I will return home to Jamaica to prepare for our Olympic Trials. Training has gone well over the winter and I am looking forward to competing.”

Media Mention (Headlines) – Worldwide
- Usain Bolt unlocks potential for Destination Jamaica
- Bolt to run in Rome
- 100 metres run for Bolt in Oslo
- Bolt and Branson team up for hilarious TV ad
- Bolt nominated for Laureus Sports Awards

Watch the Virgin Media Ad at this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpNtntHVrkc

Projects
- PUMA on location in Miami
- Digicel on location in Jamaica

Charity
- Sigma Corporate Run Official Press Launch
- Signed Spikes to be auctioned for Charity
- Your Dollar, Our Future
Social Media
- Facebook fans grew to over 5.9 million fans
- Twitter followers jumped to over 354,000

The Jamaican will run the 100m, the same race he won at last year’s edition with a time of 9.91.
“I am looking forward to returning to Rome and to be back on the fast track of the Stadio Olimpico for the Golden Gala,” Bolt said. “I have great memories of last year’s edition. It was my first time running in Italy, and I enjoyed the fantastic crowd at the Stadium.”

47,732 spectators turned out for last year’s edition on 26 May, 2011, on a night that Italian athletics will probably remember for a long time.

“Someone told me it was the biggest crowd for athletics in the last ten years: something that made me really happy. I remember the huge coverage from the media there, the press conference I had two days before the race was one of the biggest I ever had outside the Olympics or World Championships. I didn’t get to see much of the city, maybe I will get to see some more this year.”

Bolt, the World record holder in the event at 9.58, successfully defended his World 200m title last year and ended the year as the world’s fastest in the 100m clocking 9.76.

“I’m training hard, the off season has been good. Everything is going according to plan. The aim is to defend my Olympic titles in London. Rome’s race will be a good early season test and tell me what I need to do on the way to the Olympic Games.”

Rome is the second Samsung Diamond League fixture in which Bolt has confirmed participation. Last week Bolt confirmed that he would contest the 100m at the ExxonMobil Bislett Games in Oslo on 7 June.

Organisers for the IAAF

Samsung Diamond League – 2012 Calendar

Doha, QAT – 11 May
Shanghai, CHN – 19 May
Rome, ITA – 31 May
Eugene, USA – 2 June
Oslo, NOR – 7 June
New York, USA – 9 June
Paris, FRA – 6 July
London, GBR – 13 / 14 July
Monaco, MON – 20 July
Stockholm, SWE – 17 August
Lausanne, SUI – 23 August
Birmingham, GBR – 26 August
Zurich, SUI – 30 August
Brussels, BEL – 7 September

Gatorade – 2012 Campaign – see an excerpt here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQnQWdrXNMk&feature=share

Nominations

- Laureus Sportsman of the year 2012

- All-Athletics.com Male athlete of 2011

- IAAF top 100 metres sprinter

- Cuban Press Agency Prensa Latina best sportsperson of the year in Latin America and the Caribbean

- JAAA Male athlete of the Year

Business Partnerships

- Two major announcements to come in early 2012

Usain Bolt Foundation

- Trelawny Projects (continuing)

- Portland (to start early 2012)

Other Charities

- Sigma Corporate Run, Kingston (February 2012)

- Your Dollar Our Future

Season’s Greetings

- Over 1.5 Million Facebook fans liked his Greeting Card

Social Media

- Facebook Fans grew to 5.72 million

- Twitter Fans grew to 328,000

As of December 31, 209 days to go to London 2012

Bolt and other nominees are: footballer, Lionel Messi; tennis star, Novak Djokovic; Tour de France winner + Australian, Cadel Evans; German Basketballer and NBA Star, Dirk Nowitzki; and German motor racing star, Sebastien Vettel.

Bolt is pleased at his nomination. “After the year I had and ended undefeated, this nomination is even more special to me. This award is a prestigious one and I am honoured to be among the best,” says the track star.

The award is scheduled for London on Monday, February 6, 2012 and will be televised live to millions of viewers across the world.

A release from the Laureus Awards stated that “The Laureus World Sports Awards, which recognises sporting achievement during the calendar year 2011, are the premier honours on the international sporting calendar. The winners, as voted by the Laureus World Sports Academy, the ultimate sports jury, made up of 47 of the greatest sportsmen and sportswomen of all time, will be unveiled at a televised Awards Ceremony staged in London on Monday, February 6.

Proceeds from the Laureus World Sports Awards directly benefit and underpin the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, which supports 89 community sports projects around the world. Since its inception, Laureus has raised €40 million for projects which have improved the lives of more than one-and-a-half million young people.

Contact:
Carole Beckford
carole.beckford@usainbolt.com

- University of the West Indies, Mona confers the Honorary Doctor of Laws at the annual graduation ceremony making him Dr. The Hon Usain St. Leo Bolt OJ

- For the third time he was named International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) Male Athlete of the Year – previously named in 2008 and 2009

- Meeting with Britain’s third richest man, Richard Branson at Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records – details to be announced soon

- Confirmation of support for the Sigma Corporate Run (scheduled for February 19, 2012) – a partnership with Lady Patricia Allen

In other important news

- Usain Bolt Foundation upgrades Piedmont Basic School

One of many projects

On the Track

- With over 200 days to go to London 2012 – training and preparation going well

Social Media

- 5,638,100 fans on Facebook
- 309,000 followers on Twitter

Chancellor, forgive my unorthodox start, as I cut to the chase and allow the ‘big man’ to speak for himself:

Bang! The moment the gun went I checked out my rivals as I popped the blocks, glancing left and right to see whether they’d got out before me. It was just a quick scan of the area as I made the first step in lane four, but Thompson and Walter Dix had got away quickest, blocking my view of Asafa who was in lane seven. My reaction time was seventh quickest of the eight finalists, but as I completed my first stride, I was right up there with everyone else, and the second step I was ahead and thinking ‘Got it.’ I wasn’t thinking world records, just feeling the happiness of winning that gold medal. I eased up, stretched out my arms and was still looking to my right as I thumped my chest and crossed the line. I didn’t see the clock- or notice that my lace had come loose and I could have tripped over.

And thus, Chancellor, is history made, as Usain St Leo Bolt, greeted with adulation from the thousands in the Bird’s Nest of Beijing, took off his already loosened spikes, ran his victory lap with the black, green and gold draped around him and posed for the cameras in the now unforgettable, irreplaceable pose of

arms outstretched, legs apart like a javelin thrower, neck arched, ‘to the world’.

‘To the World’, Chancellor, from Coxeath, near Sherwood Content in Trelawny; as rural a part Jamaica as one can possibly get, on the very outskirts of the indomitable cockpit country, where the maroons resisted British domination with the help of the impenetrable terrain. Usain Bolt was born here in 1986, moving on first to the Piedmont Basic School, Waldensia Primary School and William Knibb Memorial High. In primary school his prodigious talents were already on display and he won his first cup for racing in grade four. But after being picked for the parish primary school team he discovered at the national championships that there were many others faster than he. And even though he received an athletic scholarship to William Knibb, it wasn’t until late in his high school career that he began to train seriously.

In a country with a history of high performing athletes, the sign that Bolt was, perhaps, special, was the 2002 World Junior Championships held in Kingston. Bolt won the 200 metres, setting a world age group record and becoming at age 15 the youngest-ever gold medalist at that level. The path beyond was not always easy. In 2004, he set a new World Junior record of 19.93 seconds in the 200m at the Carifta Games in Bermuda; however, in 2005, he qualified for the 200m at the World championships in Helsinki, but failed to get a medal. In 2007 he got silver medals in the 200m and 4X100 metres relay. In 2007, his coach decided to allow Usain, who had previously focused on the 200, to run 100m sprints. In May 2008 in only his second international attempt at the highly competitive 100m, he broke the world record held by his compatriot Asafa Powell with the time of 9.76 seconds.

And then came Beijing, where Usain, now rechristened Lightning Bolt, broke his own 100 metres record, shattered the seemingly unbeatable 200m record set by Michael Johnson at the 1974 Olympics in Atlanta with a time of 19.3 seconds and played a pivotal role in the winning Jamaica 4X100m squad, anchored by his compatriot Powell with yet another World Record.

Now let us wheel, Chancellor and come again, to the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, where the now celebrated sprinter smashed his own times in both events, setting new world records of 9.58 seconds in the 100metres and 19.19 seconds in the 200m.

Chancellor, I pause as I must for breath as Lightning Bolt is still a work in progress and let him speak once more, this time from Berlin, with Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell on the blocks beside him:

In two strides I’d got the jump on Tyson and was ahead of him. Coming up out of the drive phase I could feel him on my shoulder, but he wasn’t in my direct eye line and I was pulling away. With ten metres left, I’d got it but what was the time going to be? Wow, 9.58…I’d have to make do with a gold medal and a world record.”

Chancellor for his outstanding prowess as a globally triumphant athlete at the highest level; for his enormous contribution to the pride and self-confidence of a generation of Jamaican and Caribbean young people, by confirming that with talent and dedication we can be the best in the World, I invite you, by the authority invested in you by the Council and Senate of the University of the West Indies, to confer upon Usain Bolt the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa.

Brian Meeks
Professor of Social and Political Change
Director, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies
November, 2011

Bolt, who won ahead of countryman Yohan Blake and Kenyan 800m specialist David Rudisha was happy with the award and says it will serve as motivation for the upcoming season.

“I am extremely proud of myself this means a lot to me and it has motivated me even much harder and to enter this coming season with even greater fight,” Bolt said in an interview

The double world record holder won the 200m at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South Korea earlier this year with the fifth fastest time in history, while also posting the fastest time for the year over 100m, 9.76 seconds. Bolt was also a member of Jamaica’s world record breaking 4x100m relay team from Daegu.

On Friday November 4 at 5:30 pm The Honourable Usain Bolt and Dr. Erna Brodber, was conferred with honorary degrees along with graduates from the Faculties of Humanities and Education and Pure and Applied Sciences.

The Hon. Usain Bolt is an outstanding Jamaican sprinter known for his amazing performance in men’s athletics. He won three gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m events and set new world records at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and at the 2009 World Championships. Among his many accolades is his induction into the society of the Order of Jamaica (OJ) (2009), by the Government of Jamaica, for outstanding distinction in the field of Sports; and in 2008, he also received the National Honour, the Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander for outstanding service to Jamaica. In 2009, Bolt was also conferred with the diplomatic title ‘Ambassador-at-Large’.

Internationally, Bolt was voted the International Association of Athletics Federation’s (IAAF) Male Athlete of the Year (2009, 2008) and is a candidate for the 2011 award.

Bolt, who was unbeaten for the 2011 season is the defending Olympic champion for the 100 and 200 metres and is the record holder for both events.

Monday, October 24th 2011 – Kingston, Jamaica: The lucky winners of the Digicel online top-up competition and their guests were hosted by Digicel Brand Ambassador, Usain Bolt, on Saturday night last, at his renowned Kingston restaurant, Tracks and Records, where they got to chat and mingle with the record-breaking athlete.

The winners – Antonio Gilkes from Barbados; Stanford Brown from Jamaica and Harold Williams from Turks and Caicos – arrived in Kingston on Friday 21stOctober, each bringing a guest for this a trip of a lifetime. They were flown into Kingston’s Norman Manley airport courtesy of Digicel – or collected from their home in the case of the Jamaican winner – and driven to their luxury hotel where they were met by Digicel representatives.

On Saturday, the winners and their guests were taken on an excursion, which included a visit to the Bob Marley museum and Trenchtown – the area of Kingston where Bob Marley grew up.

The main event of the weekend, however, was dinner with the World’s Fastest Man. Upon arrival at Tracks and Records, the winners were shown to their exclusive area upstairs in the restaurant, where they settled in for the evening. Usain Bolt’s arrival was met with great excitement from all the winners and guests, who were already planning their many questions for the athlete.

Jamaican winner, Stanford Brown, won the prize after his friend, Carrol-Anne Simpson, sent Digicel credit online to him on the last day of the promotion. Carrol-Anne, who is Jamaican-born but has been living in Atlanta, Georgia, for the last 20 years, could not believe her ears when she got the call from Stanford to say they had won; “I couldn’t believe it when Stanford called me to say he had won – and that he was taking me as his guest. I was so excited to meet Usain – I watch every single race and Stanford has been following him since 2000.

“This whole weekend has been amazing. The tour of Trenchtown and then the visit to Bob Marley’s former home was such a fantastic experience – particularly to see how far he came in his life. Like Usain, he is a fantastic ambassador for Jamaica.”

Barbados winner, Antonio Gilkes, who brought his 11 year-old son, Shanon, was thrilled with his weekend away; “This has been a fascinating trip and one which I will take many good memories from. For my son, Shanon, this is his first trip abroad – and what an experience it has been for him. We all took something special away after our visit of Trenchtown and the Bob Marley museum, and then meeting Bolt – well, that was the icing on the cake,” he said.

During the dinner, the winners and their guests received signed Usain Bolt and branded Digicel merchandise, before posing for photos with Bolt, who was thrilled to welcome the winners to his restaurant.

Digicel Brand Ambassador and the World’s Fastest Man, Usain Bolt, said; “I am always happy to interact with fans and I had great time at Tracks and Records with the Digicel top-up winners. When I make a fan happy, I am happy so it was cool hanging out with them. The stories of how they won were very interesting and we had a great time.”

The promotion which offered this opportunity ran from September 1st to September 30th, and was open to any Digicel customers who sent or received online top-up in the Diaspora, Barbados, Bermuda, Jamaica and Turks & Caicos.

Digicel’s General Manager for the Diaspora, Valerie Estimé, said; “At Digicel, we are always looking for new and exciting ways to give back to our customers and to keep them connected with friends and family – and this online top-up competition did just that, giving these lucky winners the experience of a lifetime.

“We would like to congratulate all the winners, we were delighted to welcome them and their guests to Kingston this weekend, and we hope they had an unforgettable time meeting the World’s Fastest Man and Digicel Brand Ambassador, Usain Bolt,” continued Estimé.

Digicel’s online top-up is available on all Digicel websites. For more information, visit www.digicelgroup.com

No less decorated than in years past – posting the fastest 100m time of 2011 (9.76) winning the world championship in the 200m, and bringing yet another gold medal and world record home to Jamaica in the 4x100m relay – Usain Bolt has once again produced a thrilling campaign of races. However, what may be all the more impressive, despite not being in his best form, Bolt completed the 2011 campaign with a nearly perfect record of nine first place finishes – the only blemish being the false-start in Daegu.

6-May-11 Rome 100m First Place 9.91
31-May-11 Ostrava 100m First Place 9.91
9-Jun-11 Oslo 200m First Place 19.86
8-Jul-11 Paris 200m First Place 20.03
22-Jul-11 Monaco 100m First Place 9.88
29-Jul-11 Stockholm 200m First Place 20.03
28-Aug-11 Daegu 100m False-start
3-Sep-11 Daegu 200m First Place 19.4
4-Sep-11 Daegu 4x100m First Place 37.04 World Record
13-Sep-11 Zagreb 100m First Place 9.85
16-Sep-11 Brussels 100m First Place 9.76 Fastest Time of 2011

Taken from: www.puma.com/running/news

On Tuesday, September 27th, PUMA athlete and world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, ventured out to Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, California to treat some of today’s young athletes to advice and tips on how to get faster, be the best they can be and most importantly – have fun.

Talking to a crowd of over 1000 college and high school athletes, kids, young fans and locals, Usain dazzled the crowd with his humor and free spirit, but also seriously talked about what its like to be an athlete today – including what types of exercises, stretches and drills he does with his coach. Not only did he talk about the right things to do on the track, but also demonstrated with a few drills himself. Bolt coached young athletes about starting techniques and afterwards cheered kids on as PUMA and Mt SAC tested who was the fastest kid on the track with PUMA’s own Faas Test, where we measure the speed of a runner by MPH in 100 meters.

After the clinic, Usain met with young fans, conducted interviews with national news media. Usain will continue his US visit in Los Angeles with interviews and appearances with major national media outlets.

PUMA is a sponsor of Mount San Antonio College track and field as a supporter of young and emerging athletes and talent and will work with Mt SAC to present the Mt SAC XC Invitational in October.

This time, Usain and Digicel took their campaign to the French West Indies islands, Martinique and Guadeloupe. Both islands have almost identical population (400,000 people) and both have intentions of developing their sport and more specifically track and field programmes.

First stop was in Martinique where Usain visited the Digicel staff who were too happy to see him. In the middle of a brief shower of rain. Bolt with his usual charismatic self had a ‘ball’ taking pictures and greeting them as he explained the history with Digicel.

Bolt was then featured in the number one television station and state-owned. He was interviewed in the prime time news hour from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. and was the major interview guest.

Bolt got off to an early start on Saturday morning where he shot some public service announcements (to be aired on MTV and VH1 soon). He then went off to the National Stadium, a place where he ran a 400 metres some years ago and met with track and field officials and athletes. He was presented with special gifts, including the medal of the city award.

Bolt watched a track meet which featured Special Olympics wheelchair races, flat races and regular races with young children. Usain thanked the spectators and praised the athletes for their efforts.

GUADELOUPE

Bolt went to the main Stadium in Guadeloupe where he met with the island’s top 25 athletes some of whom were 100 and 200 metres, but a few long jumpers and shot putters. He caught up with old pal Remy Arnaud who had a short stint with Racers Track Club in Jamaica.

Bolt then watched a few races and presented special Digicel packages to select winners. Only Usain can out do himself and after signing flyers with his picture on…went over to spectators and handed them out. He climbed up on the fence to hand out on both sides of the Grandstand.

Bolt was back in Prime Time, this time on the major news cast on Guadeloupe ere 1….between 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. news hour. His segment was preceded by coverage of his entry to the island and visit to the Stadium.

Bolt was then the main guest at the Digicel VIP party at Hotel de la Vielle. Bolt danced to the Guadeloupe (ZOOT) like he lived there and danced to the French version of the Electric Slide. He just never fails to entertain.

“Yohan and I are training partners, friends and we still joke around, but London 2012 is going to be very interesting. I want to defend my titles and he wants to compete at the highest level – that makes the competition interesting,” warned Bolt.

Bolt ended the season with a world leading 9.76 seconds over the 100 metres in Brussels after leaving Daegu with one less gold medal than expected. He won the 200 metres in 19.40 seconds and anchored the Jamaican 4 X 100 metres relay team to 37.04 seconds. The team was responsible for the only world record to the run at the Championship.

Bolt is currently on a break, but is busy with sponsor commitments. Bolt just ended a quick tour of the French West Indies islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe and will now go off to Los Angeles for the next couple of days where he will do media tours and clinics.

Training for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games resumes in October.

Bolt’s time was an improvement of .02 seconds set by Asafa Powell earlier in the season. He clocked 9.76 seconds in Zagreb on Tuesday, September 13.

After false-starting in the final of the 100 of the world championships three weeks ago, Bolt wanted to finish his season on a high note by clocking the fastest time of the season. He was successful in achieving that goal.

Bolt, still smarting from his false start at the Daegu World Championships, three weeks ago has promised it (false start) “won’t happen again. I am allowed one mistake and that is it.”

Bolt expressed his happiness of being able to run the fastest time over the 100 metres this year and looks forward to better and more consistent performances for the 2012 season. Bolt holds the World and Olympic records in the 100 and 200 metres.

The record holder was also on hand to congratulate his teammate, Yohan Blake who ran a superb 19.26 over the 200 metres shortly after to be one of the owners of the top five fastest times in the event. Bolt who said he offered him tips for the race was “happy for Blake’s performance.”

Bolt and Blake are training partners in the Racers Track Club based in Jamaica. Both athletes celebrated a fitting end to their 2011 season.

Bolt will face off with Jamaicans, Nesta Carter and Lerone along with Americans, Justin Gatlin and Travis Padgett among others.

Bolt who is competing in his 4th Memorial hopes to run a fast time and told a press briefing “I’m really looking forward to this, I really want this world year best and I feel good. I think I have it in me to run the fastest time of the year. The track in Brussels is simply excellent. ”

The world’s fastest man explained that “It is always nice to be at the Memorial. There is always a great atmosphere and the fans are brilliant, and loud. That gives me a great deal of energy.” He has also expressed he was not too happy about the Zagreb race but was able to run a season’s best in the end.

Bolt admitted that “mentally I’m not tired yet. Had everything gone well at the Worlds, I might have been more relaxed, but right now I want to dig in deep one more time. I do hope I can conclude this season in a beautiful manner, so that I can start next season with a good feeling.”

Bolt who was running his first 100 metres race in 15 days since his disqualification in Daegu, South Korea was hoping to redeem himself, which he did. Bolt, as expected, was slow out of the blocks and was just ahead of the pack up to half way, but powered away from the field to win comfortably.

Bolt speaking to reporters after the race said “personally, I felt I could have done a little bit better because it was a really poor start and I kind of lost concentration after the start. I was expecting a better start and I think I could have done better, especially with the weather like this because the conditions were good.”

Bolt is scheduled to end his season in Brussels on Friday, September 16 where he will again compete in the 100 metres.

Bolt holds the world and Olympic records for the 100 and 200 metres, 9.58 and 19.19 respectively.

Since the 100 metres disqualification in Daegu, South Korea 15 days ago, this will be Bolt’s first 100 metres. He will face bronze medalist, Kim Collins along with Justin Gatlin (USA) and Richard Thompson (TT).

In Daegu, Bolt recovered the dreaded false start to win the 200 metres in 19.40 seconds, the fourth fastest time over the distance and still holds the world record for that event, 19.19 seconds; and anchored Jamaica’s team to a world record in the 4 X 100 metres in 37.04 seconds.

This IAAF Challenge is being held for the 61st time and Bolt along with the other competitors, most of whom are still celebrating from their success in Daegu complete one of the best fields for the Croatia event.

Bolt’s 19.40 is the fourth fastest time in history over the distance. Bolt who was the slowest out of the blocks, covered USA’s Walter Dix very early in the race and quickly lead the pack into finishing the race with a fast time. Dix rand 19.70 for second while Frenchman, Christopher Lemaitre clocked 19.80. Only Bolt (two times) and Michael Johnson (USA) have ever run faster.

When Bolt entered the 200 metres start the capacity-filled stadium cheered loudly before being hushed by the public address system. The defending world champion was his usual playful self and did his antics to keep the crowd screaming.

His victory lap took him around to greet as many fans as he could before coming to greet his family and management team. Bolt then started off his media interviews.

Bolt will run next on the 4 X 100 metres team for Jamaica.

This was done on the final day and the final event and Bolt was a part of delivering a splendid end to a great World Championship in the rural Korean city.

Bolt along with teammates, Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake (world 100 metres champion) took the only world record of the championship along with a TDK sponsored cheque for US$100,000.

Bolt who came in for the final replacing countryman, Dexter Lee, had earlier won the 200 metres on Saturday with an impressive 19.40 seconds.

Bolt and his teammates did the typical victory lap, not before he did a few dance moves with Blake, while Frater and Carter watched.

In an interview, Bolt said he just wanted to go out there and run fast. “We did just that. I am proud of my team,” Bolt said. “I am happy with myself. I enjoyed being the anchor. I had a little problem with my Achilles. I can’t run the bend. It was decided I would run the anchor. Yohan Blake ran a great bend. I am happy with that.”

Jamaica ended with nine medals, 4 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze and was 4th in the medal table.

For information please contact Carole Beckford media@usainbolt.com or Ricky Simms r.simms@pacesportsmanagement.com.

Bolt after finishing the race, took off his shoes as usual before heading to mixed zone for a bunch of interviews. Since the disqualification, this is the first time the media has been able to get a chance to throw him a few questions. Bolt has said he has brushed off the disappointment of the 100 metres disqualification and is ready for the successful defence of his title. Bolt recorded a .207 second reaction to the gun, one of the slowest in the three heats.

Bolt’s entry to the track before his heat, created loud cheers from the thousands of fans, specifically the thousands of school children in the 65,000 capacity stadium.

Bolt after completing his interviews, stopped by the east side of the stadium to pay tribute to his young fans and threw a foot of his shoe to a well deserved Korean fan.

Bolt will be joined by Nickel Ashmeade in the finals for the event on September 3.

Bolt came off the curve quicker than his competitors and with just about 40 metres to go, shut down and cruised past the finish line.

Bolt has the semi finals later today and will hope to defend his title in the finals to be held on Saturday. The world record is 19.19 set in Berlin in 2009.

For information please contact Carole Beckford media@usainbolt.com or Ricky Simms r.simms@pacesportsmanagement.com

Bolt suffered a setback on Day 2 (August 28) when he was disqualified in the final of the 100 metres, where his training partner and countryman, Yohan Blake won the gold medal. Bolt was quoted as saying “I have to move on now as there is no point to dwell on the past.”

Bolt is the Olympic and World Champion for the 200 metres, winning in Beijing and Berlin in 2008 and 2009 respectively.

The semi finals will be run later today (September 2).

For information please contact Carole Beckford media@usainbolt.com or Ricky Simms r.simms@pacesportsmanagement.com

Of course I am extremely disappointed not to have had the chance to defend my title due to the false start. I was feeling great through the rounds and was ready to run fast in the final. I worked very hard to get ready for this Championships and things were looking good.

However I have to move on now as there is no point to dwell on the past. I have a few days to refocus and get ready for the 200m on Friday. After this I have the 4x100m and a few other races before the end of the season. I know that I am now in good shape and will focus on running well in the 200m.

Thanks to all the people who sent me good wishes and I will try my best to make you proud in the 200m.”

For information please contact Carole Beckford media@usainbolt.com or Ricky Simms r.simms@pacesportsmanagement.com

Daegu, South Korea – The world was unable to see the world’s fastest man Usain Bolt defend his 100 metres title at the 13th World Championship in Daegu, South Korea on Sunday, August 28; this after a false start in the final.

Bolt who entered the final as favourite following easy wins in rounds one and two, cruised to 10.10 and 10.05 seconds respectively and was drawn in lane 5 in the final.

Bolt’s teammate, Yohan Blake, took the gold to become the youngest world champion in 9.92 seconds with Walter Dix, second in 10.08 and former world champion, Kim Collins third in 10.09.

The false start proved to be an anti climax to the Championship so far following two other false starts on Day two. There is expressed disappointment for Usain and his team and overall for the Championship.

Usain will compete in the 200 metres heats on September 2 and the 4 X 100 metres relay on September 4.

Bolt has the world record of 9.58 seconds for the 100 metres.

Bolt is the defending champion for the 100 and 200 metres, where he seeks to defend his titles and should team with his countrymen to defend the 4 X 100 metres relay event. The world records stand at 9.58 and 19.19 in the 100 and 200 metres respectively.

Bolt is one of 50 athletes listed by the Jamaica Administrative Athletic Association (JAAA) for the event.

Up to June 16, his fan list was just about 4.6 million, a week after his 19.86 seconds clocking in Oslo. Bolt has since run in Paris, Monaco and Stockholm where he has won the 100 and 200 metres, with creditable performances. Stockholm was a ‘big’ winner for Bolt, where he finally won an event with a 20.03 clocking in the 200 metres. He had previously lost in Stockholm in 2008 and 2010 to Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay respectively.

The United Kingdom is still the number one country with the highest number of fans 773,425, USA ranks second with 521,993 and India – 400,521. In terms of cities, Rome, Mumbai and London are the top three.

Home country Jamaica is number 12 on the list with Kingston as the 8th top city in the world. Facebook is reporting there are 90,000 fans from Jamaica on the network who are fans of the track and field star.

The 18 – 24 male age group has 33 per cent of his overall fan base, while the 13 – 17 male is second with 29 per cent. The top female group is the 13 – 17 representing 8 per cent of his overall fan base.

Bolt is set to defend his titles at the World Championships which begins in Daegu on Saturday, August 27.

Up to June 16, his fan list was just about 4.6 million, a week after his 19.86 seconds clocking in Oslo. Bolt has since run in Paris, Monaco and Stockholm where he has won the 100 and 200 metres, with creditable performances. Stockholm was a ‘big’ winner for Bolt, where he finally won an event with a 20.03 clocking in the 200 metres. He had previously lost in Stockholm in 2008 and 2010 to Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay respectively.

The United Kingdom is still the number one country with the highest number of fans 773,425, USA ranks second with 521,993 and India – 400,521. In terms of cities, Rome, Mumbai and London are the top three.

Home country Jamaica is number 12 on the list with Kingston as the 8th top city in the world. Facebook is reporting there are 90,000 fans from Jamaica on the network who are fans of the track and field star.

The 18 – 24 male age group has 33 per cent of his overall fan base, while the 13 – 17 male is second with 29 per cent. The top female group is the 13 – 17 representing 8 per cent of his overall fan base.

Bolt is set to defend his titles at the World Championships which begins in Daegu on Saturday, August 27.

According to the May 2011 issue of the UWI magazine Mona News, Bolt, Israel and Jarrett are among 20 “regional icons” who will be named honorary graduands for their contribution to regional advancement at the graduation ceremonies to be held on the UWI’s four campuses across the Caribbean beginning on October 15.

The Mona campus graduation ceremony is scheduled for November 4 and 5 and will also see Professor Lenworth Jacobs receiving the honorary Doctor of Science degree and Dr Erna Brodber being conferred with the honorary Doctor of Letters degree.

Bolt is the double sprint world record holder and Olympic champion, having posted the fastest times over both distances, first at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 (9.69 secs for the 100m and 19.30 secs in the 200m) and at the World Championships in Berlin the following year (9.58 secs over the 100m and 19.19 secs in the 200m).

After his performance in Berlin, the Jamaican Government conferred him with the diplomatic title Ambassador-at-Large. He was also conferred with the Order of Jamaica and was previously invested with the Order of Distinction, commander class.

Israel, a career banker, is president and country head of RBTT Bank Jamaica. Before that she worked for many years as a senior executive of Scotiabank Jamaica.

Israel’s contribution to banking in the Caribbean earned her the American Foundation for the University of the West Indies Caribbean Luminary Award and the University of Technology Distinguished Alumni award.

Israel holds a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from the Richard Iver School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and a BSc in Management Studies from the UWI.

Mona News said that Jarrett will receive the Honorary LLD for his sterling contribution to banking in Jamaica.

Jarrett, the general manager of Jamaica National Building Society since 1999, holds both a BSc and an MSc in Accounting and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Jamaica.

Mona News reported that he has also held leadership positions at the International Union of Housing Finance, the Dudley Grant Memorial Trust and has been a board advisor to the Inter-American Dialogue Financial Services.
Read more: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/UWI-conferring-honorary-LL-D–degrees-on-Bolt–Israel–Jarrett_9156551#ixzz1RQBc53ys

‘Hey Daddy cool’

The Jamaican 24-year-old World and Olympic 100 and 200m champion and World record holder, was appearing in front of a 135+ strong press contingent of writers, photographers and TV crews.

Bolt was in his usual chatty ebullient form which has made him the world’s top sports star off-the-track as well as when he’s competing on it. Today he even took time to have a tongue in cheek joke at his audience’s expense, remarking that as he travelled the circuit he had noticed how laid back and cool the writers’ from one famous newspaper (which will remain nameless) always looked! Now when you’re looking for street cred with the younger members of the family that’s not a bad thing to go home and tell the children, ‘Usain Bolt says your Daddy’s cool’!

“I didn’t look as smooth as usual”

Away from the humour Bolt reflected on his season so far and what he has been doing since he last raced a month ago.

Since his 19.86 sec 200m in Oslo on 9 June, Bolt has been “back to Jamaica. Me and my coach sat down and watched a few tapes (of his opening three races – Rome 26 May, Ostrava 31 June, and Oslo) and we worked on what we needed to work on, and I’m feeling much better, I’m feeling more confident,” confirmed Bolt.

“My technique and fluency wasn’t there my coach says, I didn’t look as smooth as usual. My start was ok but when I got into my drive phase it wasn’t as fluent as it usually is.”

“I’ve been training and training and this (200m) race (in Paris) is all about execution. Executing this race right, that’s all I’m concentrating on in Paris.”

“I’ve got no time on my mind. If I get a good run off the corner and my technique is right it should be a good time. A fast time should come if I get it right.”

“Everyone is doing well”

Of course as well as his Samsung Diamond League race this Friday, the other topic was the forthcoming IAAF World Championships in Daegu, Korea (27 Aug to 4 Sep) and his prospects for retaining his World titles.

“I’m working to get there, to get back to my best,” the World 100m, 200m and 4x100m Relay champion confirmed. “Everyone is running well posting wonderful times. I’m never going to take it lightly, that’s one thing you should never do, you should never become complacent.”

“I have definitely set a standard for myself which is really high, and it’s hard to come-back from injury. When I was young I got injured and people would say ‘he won’t make it back’, ‘he won’t do well’, ‘his career is over’ but I’m now the Olympic and World champion. For me all I have to do is work hard and stay focussed.”

“It felt good to run 9.91 in my first race back (Rome 26 May) and I ran 19.86 (200m, Oslo 9 June) and I know what I need to do to get back to the top and that’s what I’m working on.”

“I personally don’t look at any one athlete. A lot of people look to me and Tyson but for me everyone is doing well, Asafa (Powell) is doing well, Michael (Frater) is doing well, Steve Mullings is doing well, and so my focus has not changed because Tyson Gay has dropped out.”

Strengthening his back

“I’m working back from injury to get back to the Usain Bolt that everyone knows and loves. I want to retain my titles and become a legend in the sport. That’s my aim, that’s my goal this season and so I’m going to work hard and stay focussed.”

“I got too laid back last season and when I get lazy and take it easy that’s when I get injured. I backed-off doing my back exercises and that’s the reason I got injured last season. I have been doing a lot of work on my back and my hamstrings, on my core work. I have been putting a lot of emphasis on that this year. You should learn from your mistakes, and I have learned.”

And what about Tyson?

“Tyson has been saying that he has been having problems last season and this season. Personally I think Tyson has been pushing himself too much, when you get injured you have to make sure you are fully fit before you start going back into a full workout. Track and field comes with injury and the key thing with injury is that you have got to learn how to bounce back.”

And what about Christophe?

What had Bolt got to say about the fast emerging French fireball Christophe Lemaitre, twice 9.95 sec national record this year, who he’ll meet again on Friday at the Stade de France? What does Bolt think of Europe’s pre-eminent sprinter?

“He’s been running exceptionally well this year. He’s really been putting it down in the last few races and I can say I’m proud of how he’s upping his game and means business.”

But before the local press could begin even imagining matching Bolt’s ebullience in their writing after such flowing praise of Lemaitre, the World champion quickly added, “but it’s going to be a different ball game at 200 metres,” which is the distance at which they’ll race.

There might be a slight statistically closing gap between Lemaitre and Bolt over the straight dash but around the bend of the longer sprint the difference between their PB’s 19.19 and 20.16 remains a daunting chasm to cross.

Next Tuesday, Bolt will be recognised for his contributions to nation building at United Way’s annual Nation Builders & Employee Awards function at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The track star will receive the highest individual donor award.

Since setting the track alight at the 2008 Olympic Games and 2009 World Championships, shattering world records along the way, the world’s most marketable athlete has committed his resources to the improvement in quality of life of the less fortunate, through his support of early-childhood education and youth and community development programmes in partnership with United Way.

For the past three years, Bolt has been contributing to programmes focused on early-childhood education and the safety of children while learning in the basic-school environment. Basic schools in and around his community of Sherwood Content have been recipients of fire extinguishers and refurbishing work. In an effort to further improve his community, last year Bolt refurbished the Sherwood Content Health Centre at a cost of $3.4 million. The centre provides primary health-care services to over 2,000 residents annually. The refurbishing was

health-care services to over 2,000 residents annually. The refurbishing was managed by the United Way of Jamaica.

Chief executive officer of the United Way of Jamaica, Winsome Wilkins, lauded the contribution of Bolt as “a philanthropist with a passion for helping children”.

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Bolt last ran 19.56 seconds over the 200 metres at the Jamaica Invitational on May 1 last year and was his only race at that distance for his shortened 2010 season.

Bolt has so far run identical times of 9.91 seconds in the 100 metres, defeating countryman Asafa Powell in Rome and Steve Mullings in Ostrava.

With just over 80 days to go for Daegu, South Korea, Bolt has his eyes set on defending his 100 and 200 metres titles at the World Championships.

The world’s fastest man despite being the third last sprinter in the nine man field to emerge from his blocks, quickly regained his posture to speed down the track of the 1960 Olympic Stadium and win in a time of 9.91 seconds (+0.6sec wind).

At one stage it looked as if the reigning World and Olympic gold medallist would come a cropper as Asafa Powell, the man who preceded him as World record holder, opened what looked like a winning gap.

But Bolt, 15 metres from the finishing line, suddenly turned on the gas and with an electrifying burst got alongside his fellow Jamaican and then passed him.

Powell, seemingly gasping for breath close to the finish line, clocked a season’s best of 9.93sec, as did France’s European champion Christophe Lemaitre who ran 10 seconds dead for third.

Bolt’s late surge brought him home just 0.02sec away from the current 9.98 world season lead held by Steve Mullings, another athlete from his country’s highly talented pack of sprinters.

“I got through my first race I was so nervous,” said a very relieved Bolt. “I got a bad start and then kind of started to panic.”

Fortunately on the credit side Bolt showed no signs of the Achilles or back injury which caused him to abandon his season as a precautionary measure after his defeat at the hands of Gay in Stockholm last August.

The 24-year-old whose top priority is defending his IAAF World Championships crowns in Daegu in three months’ time, believes after a few tweaks he can attain that ambition.

“But I am getting there,” he said of his pre-event intention of ‘getting back into business’. “My coach will analyse the race – I was not proud of the race.”

Bolt with a huge crowd watching his return and who thoroughly enjoyed his ‘showboat entertainment’ added: “This is my first time in Rome and I appreciated the reaction of the crowd.”

But he left the stadium a relieved man after only catching Powell with his last gasp attack. “Well I guess for him it was different because he had already started his season,” Bolt said. “He was already IN the season. Unlike me.”

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The owner of both the Olympic and World Championships sprint titles and World 100m and 200m record holder to boot, admits in his initial appearance of the year and first ever outing on Italian soil, that he hopes his performance will produce the dividends of a hard winter’s training.

Bolt pulling no punches at a packed pre-event Compeed Golden Gala press conference, insisted his primary aim when competing at the historic venue will be seeing what shape he is in as he starts his build up to defending his World Championships 100m and 200m titles in Daegu in three months time.

The Jamaican is very open minded about what result he will produce in his 100m clash with fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell – his predecessor as World record holder – and a host of other stars including European 100m and 200m gold medallist Christophe Lemaitre of France.

“I’m not really expecting anything,” he told an attentive audience. “I’m just going out there to see where I’m at and see what I need to do for the World Championships.”

“I couldn’t say,” he answered when asked to forecast his time. “I normally would have but I am blank. I don’t know what time I can run. I am just hoping for the best.”

“I have been doing good in training so I am hoping for a good time.”

Bolt, glad to be back in Samsung Diamond League action, added: “These meets are stepping stones for the World Championships. Normally I would have done a couple of races already so I could say how fast I could go, so I’m just hoping for the best.”

Daegu in August and defending his global titles on his mind, he reiterated: “I’ve said this over the years – records are never my aim. I aim for World championship and Olympic medals. I want to show the world I’m back and I don’t need to break records to show that.”

“For me I’m just coming out here to see where I’m at. I feel in good shape. I’m not really expecting anything. I’m just going out there to run my best.”

‘Back to business’

Twelve months ago anyone suggesting Bolt would be vulnerable to a defeat by any of his opponents at this stage of the season would probably have had their sanity questioned. But after losing his two-year winning streak of victories to his great American rival Tyson Gay in Stockholm last August, Bolt ended his campaign suffering from problems with his back and Achilles.

The 24-year-old doesn’t see that defeat to the American as a significant factor, although he has huge respect for Gay who proved himself global number one in 2010.

“Absolutely nothing,” he said of that defeat. “For me, you win some you lose some. You never win every race in your entire career.”

“Last season wasn’t my best season. It was kind of a season of down time for me. So for me, this season is back to business. I’m really focused and ready now. I’m going out there to prove to the world that I’m still the best.”

Bolt who like Gay and other sports stars occasionally visits German specialist Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt for a check up, added: “I did stop in Munich to make sure I was ok and the doctor gave me the go-ahead.”

“I haven’t really had a problem with my back. I’ve just made sure I got the go ahead from my doctor. I just make sure I have my regular check ups.”

No pressure, but ‘slightly nervous’

But he admitted: “I wouldn’t say I’m in perfect shape, but I’m in good shape. I’m looking forward to racing and competing at my best.”

The Glenn Mills-coached sprinter, revealing the change in his muscular physique, added: “I think I just put a little bit more muscle on. I’ve been doing a lot of work strength-wise, core-wise. That’s why I might look a little bit bigger maybe.”

Bolt lacking competitions, said of his return: “My last race was in Stockholm when I lost to Tyson. I’ve just been training, trying to get back in shape, stay focused, try to get ready for the World Championships. I’ll take my time, try to get everything precise and get back on target.”

He revealed of his high profile comeback in a stadium where Gay set the meet record of 9.77sec two years ago: “For me it’s never pressure. I would say for the first time I’m slightly nervous because I haven’t run for so long but I’ve been doing good in training.”

The former World Athlete of the Year, added: “I am always calm and relaxed. I am little bit nervous but otherwise I know I am getting into shape, really focused on going out there and doing my best. Things are coming back slowly but surely. I’m just looking forward to going out there and competing – just to feel better to get through a race without any injuries. I should be okay.”

“Me and my coach have done a lot of work. So I am not worried, just slightly nervous because it is my first race in a while.”

David Martin for IAAF

…to support cardiac surgery for children

Usain Bolt, through his Foundation, (Usain Bolt Foundation) will team up with Chain of Hope Jamaica and HE Lady Patricia Allen to raise well needed funds for paediatric cardiac service at the Bustamante Hospital for Children. Bolt today (May 15) pledged his support to co-host a walk-a-thon later this year.

The world champion has also announced that he has asked his sponsors to come on board to support the worthy venture by providing funds for two surgeries each for children.

The Usain Bolt Foundation is “dedicated to the legacy for happy children, to enhance the character of children through educational and cultural development, as they live their dreams.” One of the key objectives, the superstar said is to “provide a healthy and safe environment for children.”

Chain of Hope Jamaica’s primary goal is to develop a paediatric cardiac service at the BHC and does so by facilitating training of cardiac personnel, hosting medical and surgical missions and providing equipment for surgeries.

Lady Allen is the patron of the Hospital and supervises and hosts several fundraising events; while she visits the facility at least once a week.

Bolt has previously worked with the United Way of Jamaica to manage his projects with the Mustard Seed, William Knibb, Piedmont Basic and Waldensia Primary Schools. The Foundation will manage the projects going forward. The Foundation has a nine member team with people from academic, health, communications, legal and the tourism areas.

The triple World record holder, triple Olympic and World champion has accepted the personal invitation made by H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, President of the Fédération Monégasque d’Athlétisme which organises the meeting Herculis, 10th stage of the Samsung Diamond League 2011.

Over a year ago, while participating in France’s most popular TV Sport Programme H.S.H. Prince Albert of Monaco expressed the desire to see Usain Bolt run in the Principality and extended an official invitation to the Jamaican.

Finally the time has come for Usain Bolt to run in Monaco as the 2011 edition of the Herculis meeting is perfectly positioned on the international calendar, one month before the IAAF World Championships, Daegu 2011 (27 Aug – 4 Sep).

The 25th anniversary of the meeting will also take advantage of the new track of the Louis II stadium which proved its exceptional speed during last year’s edition.

As the champion says, “I am really looking forward to running for the first time in Monaco. I have been there several times at the IAAF Gala but have never actually competed there.  Monaco is a beautiful place and when Prince Albert extended the invitation I could not say no.  I like the warm weather and the fast track and hope to perform well in the Herculis meeting for its 25th anniversary.”

“We both break records,” Marley told The Associated Press yesterday in a telephone interview. “Marleys. Bolt. Legendary.”

Marley, the first-born daughter of Bob and Rita Marley, is a singer, author and fashion designer. She was picked by athletic apparel company Puma, the Jamaican team’s sponsor, to create the clothes that the athletes will wear on the track, on the podium and in the ceremonies.

“I can’t think of a better person to design our Olympic outfits than Cedella,” Bolt said in a statement. “Puma got that right… hooking up with a legendary Jamaican.

“It’s going to be inspirational to run in London with that energy surrounding me.”

Bolt broke the records in the 100 and 200 at the 2008 Beijing Games, and then did the same at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin. With the possible exception of Bob Marley, Bolt is the most famous Jamaican there is.

“Being a Jamaica No 1, being a Marley No 2, and then being able to outfit not only Usain, but the entire team, it’s a proud moment for all of us, everyone in my family,” Marley said.

Marley said she took her inspiration for the uniforms from music, various cultures and Jamaica from the 1970s and 80s.

“I want to bring the old and the new Jamaica together,” she said. “It should be Grace Jones meets Bob Marley on the track, and we’re going to have fire on the field.”

And when it comes to the uniform Bolt will be wearing next year in London, fans can count on something a little bit different from his teammates.

“We’re going to have something special for him. Only for him,” said Marley, who has yet to meet Bolt, but said she is expecting to work with him in March in Jamaica. “We’re going to work together.”

The names of Marley and Bolt are probably the two most recognised from Jamaica in the world, so it only made sense to put them together for the Olympics in London.

But it took a chance phone meeting between Marley and Puma chairman and CEO Jochen Zeitz to get the collaboration up and running.

“I said, ‘Yo Mr Puma, how come you’ve not done anything with the Marleys? Come on, you know, Puma, Marley, Jamaica. It makes sense,”‘ Marley said.

“And he just said, ‘Well, you know, Cedella, everything takes time.’ And like two weeks later I got a phone call. I guess it was time,” said Marley.

For Puma, the desire to create something that will both aid the team in winning medals and make a splash in the design world was strong. And they’ll work together to make sure the fashion end of the deal doesn’t interfere with the performance specifications.

“A lot of people are going to be looking at Mr. Bolt,” Puma chief marketing officer Antonio Bertone said of the 2012 Games.

“It’s going to be London. It’s going to be an amazing location for the Olympics.”

As for the Marley legacy, Bob’s daughter said her father is already enjoying the fruits of her labour.

“Oh man, he loves it,” Marley said of her late father, who died in 1981 but would have celebrated his 66th birthday this weekend. “This is a nice birthday present for him.”

Taken from the Jamaica Observer

The designs will be worn by the entire team, including three-time Jamaican Olympic gold medallist and fastest man in the world Usain Bolt – with Bolt endorsing the decision, saying that he can’t think of a better person to design Jamaica’s Olympic outfits than Cedella. The collection will incorporate high tech fabrics and silhouettes engineered to enhance the performance of all the athletes.

The meeting in Oslo is one of 14 Samsung Diamond League meets in 2012 and the first in which Bolt has confirmed his participation.

“I am looking forward to come back to Oslo and the Bislett Games this summer and try the 100 metres,” said Bolt, the 2011 Athlete of the Year. “I have so many good memories from this great city with its fantastic stadium last year. I was really happy with my performance last year when I ran 19.87 in the 200 metres in front of a sold out stadium with its enthusiastic crowd. That race ended up being my second fastest 200m race of my season.”

“We are proud of having the biggest sport stars in the world lined up for our 100 metres race,” said Meeting Director Steinar Hoen.

“There is only around six weeks to go to the London Olympics after this race and there is no doubt it will be surrounded by an enormous amount of interest.”

“My preparations have been good this fall,” Bolt said. “I am injury free, working hard and everything is going according to plan. I hope to come to Bislett prepared and ready to run a great race.”

“This year is really important for me as it is an Olympic year and I am aiming to defend my three gold medals from Beijing. My 100 metres race at Bislett stadium June 7th will be an important stepping stone towards that goal.”

In addition to his three gold medals from the 2008 Olympic Games, Bolt has won five World titles – two in the 200m and 4x100m Relay and one at 100m – and also holds the World record in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m Relay along with his Jamaican teammates.

“There’s more to Jamaicans than reggae, including Rastafarian (the most kick-back religion ever invented), an accent that’s the envy of the English-speaking world and the planet’s most distinctive and recognisable hairstyle. Note to backpackers: dreadlocks only cool on actual Jamaicans,” said the article.
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About 300 people per day will have one-to-one interviews for the 70,000 roles, which range from car-park marshal to kitbag carrier for Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt.

Applicants to become “Games Makers” will be shown a promotional film demonstrating the principles of Olympic volunteering before they face a 30-minute grilling from interviewers who are themselves part of the volunteer force.

Those facing questions were chosen from 240,000 applications.

They have already stated their preferred role – for example, working in the stadium or media centre – and will be tested on leadership, communication skills and working under pressure.

Nine selection centres for applicants will be established across the UK, from Glasgow to Plymouth and Weymouth to Coventry.

“I know the Stadio Olimpico has a very fast track,” Bolt said in a statement. “A lot of the best sprinters in the world have achieved great times there over the last 10 years.”

American sprinter Tyson Gay set the Golden Gala record of 9.77 seconds in 2009, while Bolt’s record of 9.58 came later that year at the world championships in Berlin.

8th September 2010 – Usain Bolt, the 100m World record holder and the fastest man on earth, will touch down in Sydney next Tuesday, 14th September, to officially launch the newest variant of Gatorade – a brand new lemon ice flavour which has been inspired by him: Gatorade Bolt.

A tribute to the world’s fastest man, new Gatorade Bolt is scientifically formulated to meet the hydration needs of amateur and elite athletes and contains a scientifically balanced 6% carbohydrate blend that helps speed fluid back into the body and fuel working muscles. Now available in Australia, Gatorade Bolt Lemon Ice has been developed by scientists at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute (GSSI) as an addition to the core product range.

“I’m very happy that Gatorade is bringing me to Australia for my first ever visit ‘down under’,” said Usain Bolt. “I’ve been using Gatorade sports drinks since 2008 and am really honoured that they have now named their latest product after me.”

As part of the Gatorade Bolt launch, Usain will be attending the Competitive Edge Athletic All Stars meet in Sydney, which will feature the highly anticipated ‘Gatorade Bolt: the quest for the fastest man in football’. Usain will also take part in a celebrity 4x100m fun relay, anchoring one lucky team on the final leg of the fun run.

“During my time in Australia, I’ll be working with the fastest men in football to make sure they have the best chance of competing to their full potential in the Gatorade Bolt,” said Usain. “As well as a few tips on how to use starting blocks and pace themselves, I’ll be sharing my advice on hydration and giving them a couple of bottles of Gatorade Bolt to make sure they get their hydration right!”.

Both globally and within Australia, Gatorade works with leading sports and science associations to deliver effective sports drinks to athletes competing at every level. In Australia, the entire Gatorade range, including Gatorade Bolt Lemon Ice, is used and endorsed by the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) and Sports Dietitians Australia (SDA).
Kim McConnie, Marketing Director, PepsiCo Australia, comments: “As a brand with a long history of supporting both professional and amateur athletes, it has been great to work with one of the world’s greatest as part of the launch of our new Gatorade Bolt Lemon Ice.”

Gatorade Bolt Lemon Ice is available in 600ml, ready-to-drink format and can be purchased, along with the entire Gatorade range, from grocery and convenience retail outlets at a RRP of $2.80.

For more information about the entire Gatorade range, including new Gatorade Bolt Lemon Ice, or for any high res images please contact:

Laura Air on 02 8297 1505 / 0415 613011 / lair@respublica.com.au
Carole Beckford 876 364 1871 carole.beckford@usainbolt.com

Usain was examined yesterday (Monday, August 9) by Dr Hans Müller-Wohlfahrt in Munich who found a problem in his lower back. He has a tightness that restricts his ability to generate power in his stride and continuing to race in this condition could risk injury to his hamstrings or calf muscles. With a view to his future career we believe further treatment to loosen his back followed by a period of rest will be in his best interest. We are delighted to report that the MRI scan on his Achilles tendon showed that it has now completely healed.