Saturday, April 25, 2009

Bolt to run on Manchester streets

Bolt to run on Manchester streets

Usain Bolt celebrates winning the 4x100m relay with Jamaica
Bolt won three gold medals at the Beijing Olympics

Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will compete in a 150 metre street race in Manchester on 17 May.

Bolt will use the Great CityGames event as his first race in Europe this year ahead of the World Championships.

Jamaican Bolt, 22, won gold in the men's 100m and 200m at the Beijing Olympic Games in world record times and also triumphed in the 4x100 team.

Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie will be bidding to regain his Bupa Great Manchester Run title on the same day.

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