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$The Jamaican track superstar, the world record holder in the 100m and 200m and eight-time Olympic champion, is working with the Australian batsmen to improve their \explosiveness\ off the mark. (Photo: Screengrab)$ Newsmakers

Usain Bolt enlisted to make Aussie cricketers 'explosive' runners

Bolt, 31, said he was trying to increase the awareness of running while batting.

20 Nov 2017 10:04 AM IST

Nisar Ahmed (second from right) has been named in the 14-member contingent of budding young athletes who are selected to train for a training camp in Jamaica. (Photo: PTI)

Newsmakers

Delhi athelete gets lifetime opportunity, to train at Olympian Usain...

The young sprinter is all set to leave his slum and embark for the hallowed one at the famed Racers Track Club in...

4 Jan 2018 4:26 PM IST

Retired Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt performs as a DJ at the closing ceremony. (Photo: AP)

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'You beauty' - Bolt on the decks as Games spin to a close

Zero failed drug tests were reported during the event.

16 April 2018 12:43 AM IST

India

Youth wishes to break Bolt's record, gets govt's attention

State sports and youth affairs minister Jitu Patwari on Saturday met Mr Gurjar and assured him of all necessary...

18 Aug 2019 7:10 AM IST

Sports

Usain Bolt choses between Ronaldo and Messi as his favourite...

The Jamaican was asked whom according to him, who had a better career, Ronaldo or Lionel Messi.

21 Sept 2019 5:48 PM IST

Age on Sunday

Nilamel Express chugs along

As India's star sprinter Mohammad Anas Yahiya is set to receive the Arjuna Award, he fulfills a promise he had made to...

8 Sept 2019 7:59 AM IST

Srinivas Gowda shot to fame after his record-breaking run at a Kambala race in Karnataka .

Life

Kambala jockey hailed as India's Usain Bolt

Olympian set a pace of 9.58 sec in 2009, but Gowda reportedly covered 100 metres in 9.55 sec.

16 Feb 2020 4:34 AM IST

Sports

Usain Bolt goes viral with 'social distancing' Olympic photo

Bolt's post of the 2008 Olympics 100m final blew up on social media, drawing more than half a million likes and 90,000...

14 April 2020 12:54 PM IST

A file photo of Usain Bolt, surrounded by cheerleaders, at the IAAF Diamond League Athletics meeting in Monaco in July. (Photo: AP)

Sports

Track king Usain Bolt eyes final hurrah

Bolt has dominated sprinting since taking double individual gold at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

1 Aug 2017 12:06 AM IST

Jamaicas Usain Bolt wears the bronze during the medal ceremony for the Mens 100m during the World Athletics Championships in London. (Photo: AP)

Opinion

Only bronze for Bolt

Bolt hugged Gatlin, a sprinter twice docked for doping offences, and said the athlete had done his time in bans and the...

7 Aug 2017 12:19 AM IST

There was more left in the tank for Justin Gatlin, who says he has no immediate plans to retire and could be around for the 2020 Tokyo Games. (Photo: AP)

Sports

Justin Gatlin takes gold, pays respect to Usain Bolt at worlds

Justin Gatlin came up with a fantastic finishing kick to overtake Usain Bolt and Christian Coleman.

6 Aug 2017 9:29 PM IST

Bolt hasnt lost at a major championship since he burst onto the scene in 2008 and took over. (Photo: AP)

Sports

World Championships 2017: Usain Bolt finishes 3rd, Justin Gatlin wins...

American Justin Gatlin surprised everyone with a season's best 9.92.

6 Aug 2017 10:48 AM IST