by Larry Eder
Usain Bolt, adidas GP 2015, photo by Kevin Morris/PhotoShelter
Bolt back to London Olympic Stadium
LONDON (GBR): Usain Bolt is back in training and now confirmed his next start. The World record holder will lead a stellar global cast at the re-opening of the London Olympic Stadium on Friday 24th July. He is scheduled to run the 100 m with heats and finals. The cast for the reopening of the stadium following its conversion features not only Bolt but also Team GB’s Super Saturday stars Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill, world record holder and London Olympic 800m champion David Rudisha and more than a dozen world or Olympic champions. Bolt said: “London is a special place where I love to compete and I am looking forward to the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games on July 24. I have great memories of competing in the Olympic Stadium in the summer of 2012 and in the previous Grand Prix meets in London. The British fans are always great and I expect there will also be a lot of Jamaican fans in the stadium. It will be amazing to put on another great show for them under the floodlights on the Friday night.” The Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games includes a two-day Diamond League meeting on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th July, with the Sainsbury’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final taking place on Sunday 26th July. Other British stars Christine Ohuruogu and Katarina Johnson Thompson will also be part of the Anniversary Games. Mutaz Essa Barshim and Bohdan Bondarenko have been named in the high jump field, although the Ukrainian does have injury problems at the moment.
(Editor’s note: Usain Bolt has had injury problems this spring. He is back in training and all wonder if he can race with Justin Gatlin, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay. Remember, in 2012,
he was ready in time.
Bolt is a tremendous athlete. It will be fascinating to see him line up in Beijing. My guess is that we will see Usain focus on one event for Beijing, but I could be completely wrong.)
