https://www.scmp.com/rss/320064/feed The Jamaican sprinter gained global recognition on the back of his record-breaking performances in the 100m (9.69s) and 200m events (19.30s) at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, becoming the first athlete to break both records at the same Games. The five-time IAAF world athlete of the year further underlined his credentials as an all-time great by defending both Olympic titles at London 2012 – another unprecedented accomplishment. Bolt, an eight-time world champion, remains the world record holder with... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters,Agence France-Presse Reuters,Agence France-Presse Lachlan Kennedy beat teenage sprint sensation ⁠Gout Gout for ⁠the second year in ⁠a row at Australia’s leading one-day athletics meet in Melbourne on Saturday before setting his sights on winning gold at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Kennedy crossed ‌the line in 20.38 seconds in the 200m at the Maurie Plant meet to pip the 18-year-old by 0.05 seconds at Lakeside Stadium. Gout Gout burst on the scene at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships in 2024, when he set an... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348281/australian-teenage-sprint-sensation-compared-usain-bolt-fails-fire-melbourne?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3348281/australian-teenage-sprint-sensation-compared-usain-bolt-fails-fire-melbourne?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:00:08 +0000 Josiah Ng Josiah Ng It’s been another year of twists and turns, highs and lows for the world of horology. LVMH Watch Week and Watches and Wonders kicked off the horological year in style as usual, but fairs like Geneva Watch Days and Dubai Watch Week in the latter half of the year grew significantly larger as well. US President Donald Trump’s tariffs dominated headlines for the global watch industry this year, generally affecting operations and price adjustments as tariffs were paused, resumed, increased and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3337330/2025-timepieces-9-top-moments-watches-year-donald-trumps-tariffs-return-urban-jurgensen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3337330/2025-timepieces-9-top-moments-watches-year-donald-trumps-tariffs-return-urban-jurgensen?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Dec 2025 06:00:12 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse AI-generated videos were clogging social media feeds on Monday as Hurricane Melissa surged towards Jamaica, diverting attention from critical safety information about the massive Category 5 storm. Agence France-Presse surfaced dozens of fakes – most bearing watermarks for OpenAI’s text-to-video model Sora – as Melissa was set to pummel the Caribbean island with violent winds and heavy rains. The videos depicted a range of fabricated situations, from dramatic newscasts and shots of severe... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3330542/ai-generated-fake-videos-proliferate-hurricane-melissa-nears-jamaica?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3330542/ai-generated-fake-videos-proliferate-hurricane-melissa-nears-jamaica?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Oct 2025 23:45:16 +0000 Reuters Reuters Australian schoolboy sprinter Gout Gout has said he would consider his first world championships a success if he ran a personal best in the 200m in Tokyo, regardless of where he finishes. The big-striding 17-year-old earned comparisons with sprinting great Usain Bolt after breaking the long-standing Australian 200m record and running a string of other fast times over the past year. He improved his 200m record to 20.02 seconds in Ostrava in June and said he was excited about the prospect of... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3325583/tokyo-world-championships-test-australian-sprint-star-gout-gout-school-exams-next?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3325583/tokyo-world-championships-test-australian-sprint-star-gout-gout-school-exams-next?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 15 Sep 2025 07:50:36 +0000 Mike Chan Mike Chan The past six months for local sprinter Jasper Koo Cheuk-fung have felt like life in the fast lane as the teenager stormed to a series of national and regional medals while smashing his personal bests. His next stop: China’s National Games. From winning gold and bronze medals on his Asian Under-18 Championships debut in Saudi Arabia in April to doing the same at the Chinese Under-18 Championships two months later, Koo said he was enjoying a boom in his athletics career. “Yes, I do think I have... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3324531/hong-kong-sprinter-jasper-koo-hopes-ride-his-burst-speed-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3324531/hong-kong-sprinter-jasper-koo-hopes-ride-his-burst-speed-national-games?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Sep 2025 03:00:16 +0000 Josiah Ng Josiah Ng This March and April, the world once again descended on Geneva for the year’s biggest watch fair, Watches and Wonders. But hanging over the fair were US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the Swiss watchmaking industry, and brands seem increasingly likely to price up their watches as a result. Nevertheless, we were cheered to spot several stars wearing Rolexes on television recently, or grail watches off screen; Breitling added another aviation-themed vintage brand to its expanding catalogue;... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3309367/7-timepiece-moments-march-and-april-2025-watches-wonders-effects-trumps-tariffs-and-bevy-new?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3309367/7-timepiece-moments-march-and-april-2025-watches-wonders-effects-trumps-tariffs-and-bevy-new?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 May 2025 06:00:13 +0000 Schoolboy sensation Gout Gout is bathing in new-found celebrity and savouring comparisons to Usain Bolt following his eye-catching runs at the Australian schools championships in Brisbane. The 16-year-old ran the 200 metres in 20.04 seconds in Brisbane on Saturday to break the national record Peter Norman set at the 1968 Olympics. The son of migrants from war-torn South Sudan, Gout also clocked a blistering 10.04 seconds in the 100 metres heats on Friday in a wind of +3.4, the fourth-fastest... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3290296/australian-teen-sprint-sensation-gout-gouts-record-run-earns-comparison-usain-bolt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3290296/australian-teen-sprint-sensation-gout-gouts-record-run-earns-comparison-usain-bolt?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Dec 2024 07:29:06 +0000 Football fan Usain Bolt has praised Jude Bellingham’s impact at Real Madrid and challenged Kylian Mbappe to show him how fast he is over 100 metres. Former sprinter Bolt met Bellingham on the red carpet ahead of the Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid on Monday, where the England midfielder won the World Breakthrough of the Year prize. The pair re-enacted Bellingham’s open arms goal celebration, which was seen again on Sunday after a stoppage time El Clasico winner against Barcelona. It was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3260077/laureus-world-sports-awards-jude-bellinghams-real-madrid-impact-kylian-mbappes-speed-impress?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3260077/laureus-world-sports-awards-jude-bellinghams-real-madrid-impact-kylian-mbappes-speed-impress?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:00:20 +0000 Jamaican financial authorities have launched an investigation into a company holding investments for eight-times Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt after reports that he may have lost millions to large scale fraud. Jamaica’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) said in a statement that it had placed the firm, Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), in “enhanced oversight” while it conducts the probe. Bolt’s manager Nugent Walker told the Jamaica Gleaner newspaper that the retired sprinter, one of the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3206819/jamaica-launches-fraud-probe-after-millions-reported-missing-usain-bolts-account?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3206819/jamaica-launches-fraud-probe-after-millions-reported-missing-usain-bolts-account?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Jan 2023 04:23:23 +0000 Buried beneath an onslaught of pandemic-related travel news, you may have missed reports that Mel B has been appointed tourism ambassador for Nevis. The former Spice Girl’s father was born on the tiny Caribbean island, which neighbours St Kitts, and she visited as a child. The singer, actress and television personality, whose full name is Melanie Brown, says she intends to use her new role “to put Nevis on the map”. Employing the services of a famous name to showcase travel-related services,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3176714/bts-taylor-swift-jackie-chan-celebrities-who-became?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/3176714/bts-taylor-swift-jackie-chan-celebrities-who-became?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 May 2022 20:15:16 +0000 Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt has joined esports group Wylde as co-owner, the Dublin-based organisation said. Bolt, who holds the 100m and 200m world records, will be “involved in a range of activities focused on elevating Wylde’s growing brand”, the organisation said in a statement. The company was founded two years ago by Steve Daly, a former investment banker at JP Morgan, and David Cronin, former president and CEO of the American Ireland Funds. An 11-time world champion, Bolt, 35,... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3172365/lifelong-gamer-usain-bolt-jumps-esports-olympic-record-holder?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3172365/lifelong-gamer-usain-bolt-jumps-esports-olympic-record-holder?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Mar 2022 06:01:06 +0000 As well as all the national pride and inspiring influence that comes with competing in the Olympic Games, it’s also true that sporting success can bring in a pretty penny – especially for athletes that take a medal and place on the podium, delivering extra value and visibility to their all-important sponsors. You might expect that the most well-paid athletes generally come from the almighty Team USA, but scrolling down our list of 10 of the richest living Olympians – according to the number... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3142202/top-10-richest-olympians-2021-roger-federer-usain-bolt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3142202/top-10-richest-olympians-2021-roger-federer-usain-bolt?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jul 2021 04:51:09 +0000 Olympic champion sprinter Yohan Blake, of Jamaica, said he would rather miss the Tokyo Games than get the Covid-19 vaccine, although having the shot is not required of the athletes competing there this summer. “My mind still stays strong. I don’t want any vaccine. I’d rather miss the Olympics than take the vaccine. I am not taking it,” he was quoted as saying in Jamaican newspaper The Gleaner. “I don’t really want to get into it now, but I have my reasons.” Positive energy with love and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3123628/tokyo-2020-two-time-gold-medallist-yohan-blake-would-rather-miss?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3123628/tokyo-2020-two-time-gold-medallist-yohan-blake-would-rather-miss?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:00:19 +0000 Jamaican track sensation Usain Bolt said on social media on Monday he is awaiting the result of a coronavirus test and is quarantining himself as a precaution. The 34-year-old retired sprinter who won gold in the 100 and 200 metres at the last three Olympics posted a video on social media to explain the situation. “Good morning everybody. Just waking up. Like everybody, checked social media and saw that social media says I’m confirmed of Covid-19,” he said. “I did a test Saturday, because I... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3098707/usain-bolt-stay-while-awaiting-results-coronavirus-test?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3098707/usain-bolt-stay-while-awaiting-results-coronavirus-test?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Aug 2020 04:45:08 +0000 “Can Manchester United score? They always score. “Name on the trophy. “… and Solskjaer has won it. “Manchester United have reached the promised land. All iconic lines from ITV’s Clive Tyldesley’s commentary of Manchester United’s 1999 Uefa Champions League comeback win over Bayern Munich in Barcelona that still gives shivers 21 years on, but there is another that is often forgotten. “Forever and a day, United fans will ask ‘Where did you watch the 1999 European Cup Final?’ ... and 50,000 or so... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3097551/showboating-usain-bolt-defined-beijing-2008-and-has-carried?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3097551/showboating-usain-bolt-defined-beijing-2008-and-has-carried?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Aug 2020 07:00:14 +0000 Hong Kong runner Nicky Inge has been selected as a country captain for the Vitality Running World Cup, joining the likes of legendary Usain Bolt (Jamaica) and Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill (UK) in their attempts to inspire their compatriots to run. The Running World Cup is an online competition where runners complete their kilometres, then upload them to the event’s official website. The countries with the most kilometres, using a formula that takes into account population size... https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/trail-running/article/3051109/usain-bolt-jessica-ennis-hill-and-hongkonger-nicky-inge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/outdoor/trail-running/article/3051109/usain-bolt-jessica-ennis-hill-and-hongkonger-nicky-inge?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Feb 2020 05:19:02 +0000 Track and field is the main draw of any Olympics and that is not expected to change at Tokyo 2020 with the sprint events being the jewel in the crown. There will be no Usain Bolt, at least not on the track, but there are athletes eyeing his Games titles and his place as the crowd favourite. Among them are several first-time Olympians and teenage sensations that have made their case in track and field events since the Rio Games. Here are some of the athletes who are are predicted to disrupt the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3044979/tokyo-2020-usain-bolts-crown-grabs-and-christian-coleman-noah?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3044979/tokyo-2020-usain-bolts-crown-grabs-and-christian-coleman-noah?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Jan 2020 00:00:22 +0000 Eliud Kipchoge has written himself into the record books. Again. The fastest man in the marathon has now become the first to do the distance in under two hours. That’s a pace of 17 seconds for every 100m – for the full 42.195 kilometres. It’s been likened to the moon landing and Roger Bannister’s breaking of the four-minute mile for human achievements. Kipchoge had come close before. He was 25 seconds off two hours in 2017 at Nike’s Breaking 2 event at Italy’s Formula One course at Monza. It was... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3032719/eliud-kipchoge-channels-roger-bannister-moon-landing-marathon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/3032719/eliud-kipchoge-channels-roger-bannister-moon-landing-marathon?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Oct 2019 07:45:39 +0000 Usain Bolt’s professional football odyssey will continue away from Australia, it seems, after the Olympic sprint king abruptly left the Central Coast Mariners on Friday. The A-League club confirmed eight-time Olympic gold medallist Bolt’s indefinite trial was over “effective immediately”. “I would like to thank the Central Coast Mariners owners, management, staff, players and fans for making me feel so welcome during my time there,” Bolt said in a statement. “I wish the club success for the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/2171336/usain-bolt-leaves-central-coast-mariners-effective-immediately-after?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/2171336/usain-bolt-leaves-central-coast-mariners-effective-immediately-after?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 02 Nov 2018 02:36:34 +0000 Former Ireland striker Andy Keogh blasted Usain Bolt as having “a touch like a trampoline” on Friday as the coach of the Central Coast Mariners refused to say whether he believes the sprint star can make it as a footballer. Keogh, who plays for Perth Glory, said it would be a “kick in the teeth” to footballers if the eight-time Olympic champion earns a professional contract with Australia’s Mariners. The 32-year-old Jamaican, who retired from athletics last year, has been on trial with the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/2170306/usain-bolt-has-touch-trampoline-says-league-striker-andy-keogh?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/2170306/usain-bolt-has-touch-trampoline-says-league-striker-andy-keogh?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 26 Oct 2018 04:14:41 +0000 Australia’s Central Coast Mariners have offered sprint superstar Usain Bolt a contract, reports said on Monday, but the club’s coach said he knows nothing about it. The eight-time Olympic champion has been on trial with the A-League side since arriving in August to fulfil his dream of becoming a professional footballer. He scored two goals in a pre-season friendly last week and on Thursday turned down a two-year, trial-free deal from cashed-up Maltese champions Valletta. 'It's news to... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/2169588/usain-bolt-offered-cut-price-deal-central-coast-mariners-australia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/2169588/usain-bolt-offered-cut-price-deal-central-coast-mariners-australia?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Oct 2018 03:32:01 +0000 Usain Bolt has scored his first goals in professional football for Australian side Central Coast Mariners after starting up front in a preseason friendly. The Jamaican, an eight-time Olympic champion who is the 100 metres record holder, hit a double against Macarthur South West United in Sydney on Friday. Bolt, 32, is hoping to earn a contract with the A-League club, and did his bid no harm with a sharp left-footed finish after 55 minutes. Here it is, @usainbolt, the footballer, scores his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/2168354/usain-bolt-scores-first-goals-central-coast-mariners-ross-mccormack?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/2168354/usain-bolt-scores-first-goals-central-coast-mariners-ross-mccormack?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Oct 2018 10:50:35 +0000 Usain Bolt is set to get a first taste of competitive football on Friday in a much-hyped game, but the sprint superstar admits he is nervous with his fitness levels not up to scratch. The Jamaican is likely to be handed a 10 or 15 minute run-out for Australia’s Central Coast Mariners in a friendly against an amateur side as he works towards his dream of earning a playing contract and becoming a professional footballer. Such is the buzz swirling around the match that it will be broadcast live on... https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2161958/olympic-champion-usain-bolt-nervous-ahead-weird-football-debut-league?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2161958/olympic-champion-usain-bolt-nervous-ahead-weird-football-debut-league?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Aug 2018 04:47:27 +0000 Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will train with Australia’s Central Coast Mariners as he continues his quest to become a professional soccer player, the A-League team said on Tuesday. Bolt won eight Olympic golds and since retiring from athletics has trained with Germany’s Borussia Dortmund, South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns and Norway’s Stromsgodset. He will link up with the Australian side later this month. We’re set to welcome @usainbolt to @CCMariners for an indefinite training period.... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2158693/next-stop-australia-bolt-train-league-side-central-coast-mariners?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2158693/next-stop-australia-bolt-train-league-side-central-coast-mariners?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 07 Aug 2018 12:30:30 +0000 If you had 11 world championships, eight Olympic gold medals and were the fastest man in the world over 100 and 200 metres you’d be within your rights to put your feet up when you retired. Not Usain Bolt. The Jamaican sprint star is pulling on his football boots to live out the dream of many a young man and become a professional footballer. Australian A-League side Central Coast Mariners have been in talks with the 31-year-old regarding a six-week trial at the Gosford-based club. “We’ve been... https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2155671/usain-bolt-central-coast-mariners-gimmick-its-exactly-what-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2155671/usain-bolt-central-coast-mariners-gimmick-its-exactly-what-chinese?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:01:06 +0000 Usain Bolt is on the verge of sealing a deal to trial with the A-League’s Central Coast Mariners, the Australian club said Tuesday, as the sprint legend pursues his dream of playing professional football. Eight-time Olympic champion Bolt, 31, who retired from athletics after August’s World Championships in London, is an avid Manchester United fan who has long dreamt of playing top flight football. The 100m and 200m world record-holder trained with Norwegian club Stromsgodset last month and... https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2155556/usain-bolt-chases-professional-soccer-dream-surprise-trial-australian?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2155556/usain-bolt-chases-professional-soccer-dream-surprise-trial-australian?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Jul 2018 01:54:55 +0000 Athletics legend Usain Bolt insists he is serious about realising his dream of becoming a top-class footballer after training with Borussia Dortmund. “I really want to try and make it professionally, to play at a high level,” the sprint superstar told reporters on Friday at the German league club. “My goal is to make a top team and play in one of the top leagues in the world.” Nearly 200 journalists and around 1,500 fans saw the eight-time Olympic gold medallist put through his paces with the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2138723/usain-bolt-show-12-million-china-tune-watch-sprint-superstar-score?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/2138723/usain-bolt-show-12-million-china-tune-watch-sprint-superstar-score?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Mar 2018 02:58:43 +0000 The internet waited with bated breath on Tuesday for an announcement regarding Usain Bolt after the Olympic champion and world record holder teased fans by saying he had “signed for a football team” . Bolt has long made known his desire to play professional football and it was earlier revealed he will train with German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund next month. The 31-year-old, who retired from the track last year, has also suggested that he could play in the English Premier League for... https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2135014/bolt-signs-chinese-club-just-maybe-not-one-you-think-jamaican-sprinter?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2135014/bolt-signs-chinese-club-just-maybe-not-one-you-think-jamaican-sprinter?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 28 Feb 2018 03:03:54 +0000 Sprint legend Usain Bolt said Sunday that he hopes to still see his dream of becoming a professional footballer come true when he undergoes a trial at German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. However, the multiple Olympic and world champion admitted that he would prefer to play for Manchester United, his favourite team. “In March we’re going to do a trial with Dortmund and that will determine what I do with that career, which way it goes,” the 31-year-old world record holder told the Sunday... https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2127236/itll-take-time-adjust-once-i-play-few-times-ill-get-used-it-track-star?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2127236/itll-take-time-adjust-once-i-play-few-times-ill-get-used-it-track-star?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Jan 2018 02:34:26 +0000 Retired sprint king Usain Bolt has vowed to pursue his dream of playing professional football but admits he will not “embarrass” himself if his goal is out of reach. The Jamaican track and field superstar, who retired from athletics after August’s World Championships, has long spoken of trying his hand at soccer and has been invited to train with Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund. Bolt, the 100m and 200m world record holder and eight-time Olympic champion, insists he is serious about his... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2116547/track-king-usian-bolt-determined-pursue-football-dream-despite?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2116547/track-king-usian-bolt-determined-pursue-football-dream-despite?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Oct 2017 04:02:14 +0000 Usain Bolt has delivered a rebuke to those who questioned whether he really suffered an injury in his farewell race at the world championships in London by revealing details of his hamstring tear. The Jamaican, stung by speculation he pulled up in the anchor leg of the 4x100 metres relay final because he was too far behind to win the race, said the injury would need three months of rehabilitation. “Sadly I have tear of the proximal myotendineous junction of biceps femoris in my left hamstring... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2107300/usain-bolt-posts-medical-proof-hamstring-tear-silence-injury?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2107300/usain-bolt-posts-medical-proof-hamstring-tear-silence-injury?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Aug 2017 03:08:37 +0000 If a mark of a true champion, and a role model for future champions, is grace in defeat, Usain Bolt has burnished his distinguished image as the man who reigned for longer than any other as the fastest in the world. A sell-out crowd of 60,000 at the London Stadium for his last individual race in the 100-metres final at the World Athletics Championships expected him to add to his raft of Olympic and world titles. But cheers turned to boos as American veteran Justin Gatlin rained on the Jamaican’s... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2106578/stiff-drug-penalties-will-make-sport-fair?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2106578/stiff-drug-penalties-will-make-sport-fair?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Aug 2017 17:07:52 +0000 Usain Bolt set the stage for his grand farewell, powering down the finishing straight on Saturday to qualify Jamaica for the 4x100-metre relay final at the world championships. Fittingly, he will face Justin Gatlin and the United States in the final chapter of his unparalleled career. Both nations won their heats early on Saturday, though the US relay squad got the baton around with more aplomb than Jamaica, which had to rely on Bolt to clinch victory. And Bolt relished the adulation at the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2106561/bolt-gets-jamaica-relay-final-grand-farewell?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2106561/bolt-gets-jamaica-relay-final-grand-farewell?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Aug 2017 11:18:41 +0000 Usain Bolt may be hanging up the athletics spikes for good after the upcoming world championships in London, but he might have a new career path lined up already. The eight-time Olympic champion sprinter is an avid Manchester United fan and has joked that manager Jose Mourinho is keeping him sweating on a dream move to Old Trafford. “Everyone knows I’m always talking about [playing] football, I’m waiting on a call from Mourinho,” Bolt said at a promotional event with sponsors Puma in London. “I... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2105142/im-waiting-jose-mourinhos-call-manchester-united-move-jokes-usain?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2105142/im-waiting-jose-mourinhos-call-manchester-united-move-jokes-usain?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Aug 2017 09:16:26 +0000 Usain Bolt partied with his devoted fans in an emotional farewell at the National Stadium on Saturday as he ran his final race on Jamaican soil. Bolt is retiring in August following the London World Championships. On Saturday Bolt was determined to put on a spectacle as he won the 100 metre “Salute to a Legend” race in front of a raucous crowd of 30,000 on the same track where he launched his international career in 2002. The 30-year-old Bolt exploded out of the blocks and cruised to victory in... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2097820/salite-legend-usain-bolt-bids-farewell-final-jamaican-race?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2097820/salite-legend-usain-bolt-bids-farewell-final-jamaican-race?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 11 Jun 2017 07:08:40 +0000 Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt insisted that the loss of one of his nine Olympic Games gold medals because of the doping sanction of relay teammate Nesta Carter won’t tarnish his legacy. “I am disappointed based on losing a medal, but it won’t take away from what I have done throughout my career, because I have won my individual events and that’s the key thing,” Bolt said. Bolt said he had already handed back the 4x100 metre relay gold from the 2008 Beijing Games, which the International... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2066208/usain-bolt-says-rules-are-rules-after-turning-olympic-games-gold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2066208/usain-bolt-says-rules-are-rules-after-turning-olympic-games-gold?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Jan 2017 04:32:50 +0000 Usain Bolt and his Jamaican teammates who won the 4 x 100 metre relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have been told by the country’s Olympic Association to return their gold medals following Nesta Carter’s failed drug test. Mike Fennell, Jamaica Olympic Association president, said that Carter, Bolt, Asafa Powell, Michael Frater and Dwight Thomas are being contacted following the ruling of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). “I can confirm that letters have been dispatched to the five... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2066008/usain-bolt-and-jamaica-teammates-ordered-return-olympic-games?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2066008/usain-bolt-and-jamaica-teammates-ordered-return-olympic-games?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Jan 2017 05:06:22 +0000 Usain Bolt took the first “sluggish” steps towards his hoped-for Olympic triple-triple on Saturday when he eased through his 100 metres heat as the fans turned out in force to see the sport’s superstar bring the athletics programme to life. After Friday’s feeble turnout on a grey, wet morning, there were enough in the 60,000-capacity stadium to attempt a somewhat ragged Mexican wave in the Saturday sunshine, although there was no shortage of excitement to keep them occupied. WATCH: golden... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2003456/usain-bolt-fever-grips-rio-olympics-christoph-harting-keeps-discus?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/2003456/usain-bolt-fever-grips-rio-olympics-christoph-harting-keeps-discus?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Aug 2016 18:00:15 +0000 Reigning Olympic and world 100 metres champion Usain Bolt withdrew from the Jamaican National Olympic Trials after Friday’s 100m semi-finals with a torn hamstring that could keep him from defending gold at the Rio Olympics. Bolt, the 100m world record-holder who turns 30 on the final day of the Rio Games, won his semi-final heat in 10.04 despite a slow start, then left the National Stadium well before what was to have been a showcase 100m final. “After feeling discomfort in my hamstring after... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1984397/torn-hamstring-threatens-usain-bolts-olympic-sprint-dream?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1984397/torn-hamstring-threatens-usain-bolts-olympic-sprint-dream?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 Jul 2016 03:51:32 +0000 Jamaican Olympic sprint relay gold medallist Nesta Carter has returned a doping violation for a banned stimulant after the re-testing of 454 samples from the 2008 Games, two sources familiar with the case said. The Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) said on Friday it had received notification from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that one of its competitors had returned an adverse analytical result but did not name the athlete. We want to keep dopers away from the Olympic Games in Rio de... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1964663/usain-bolt-beijing-olympic-relay-gold-medal-jeopardy-teammate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1964663/usain-bolt-beijing-olympic-relay-gold-medal-jeopardy-teammate?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 04 Jun 2016 03:21:41 +0000 “I’m amazed. This is Usain Bolt’s best race ever.” That was American athletics great Michael Johnson’s view of Bolt’s latest 100 metres world championship victory in Beijing on Sunday. WATCH:  Usain Bolt runs his greatest race Steve Cram, another past champion and someone who in his role as a commentator for the BBC has witnessed all of the Jamaican sprinter’s greatest races, was of a similar opinion when he said Beijing 2015 was Bolt’s “finest day”. I’m amazed. This is Usain Bolt’s best race... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1852035/why-beating-justin-gatlin-could-turn-out-be-usain-bolts-most-important-victory?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1852035/why-beating-justin-gatlin-could-turn-out-be-usain-bolts-most-important-victory?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 24 Aug 2015 00:15:00 +0000 Usain Bolt insists he is still king of the sprinters after returning from injury with back-to-back 100m times of 9.87 seconds at the London Diamond League meeting. Asked if his winning performances – in the heats and final on a rain-soaked Olympic Stadium track – proved he was still the world’s number one, the 28-year-old Jamaican replied defiantly: “I was never number two.” I am still number one. I will continue being number one. Until I retire, that’s the plan Usain Bolt “I am still number... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1843627/im-still-king-usain-bolt-says-after-london-diamond-league-100m-triumph?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1843627/im-still-king-usain-bolt-says-after-london-diamond-league-100m-triumph?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Jul 2015 04:27:01 +0000 Usain Bolt insisted he would be ready for the challenge of toppling in-form American Justin Gatlin at the world championships in Beijing next month. The Jamaican track king made the pledge on the eve of his return from injury in the 100m on the opening night of the Anniversary Games Diamond League meeting in London on Friday. Bolt has not raced since winning the New York Diamond League 200m race on June 13 because of a pelvic problem. It just takes one run to get to 9.7. I’m not worried about... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1843294/justin-gatlin-doesnt-scare-me-says-usain-bolt-beijing-clash-looms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1843294/justin-gatlin-doesnt-scare-me-says-usain-bolt-beijing-clash-looms?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Jul 2015 03:15:00 +0000 Usain Bolt returns to action after a six-week injury-enforced break in the 100 metres on the opening night of the London Diamond League meeting on Friday with question marks hanging over both his fitness and form just four weeks out from the World Championships in Beijing. Like Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill, the British stars of the two-day Anniversary Games, Bolt will be hoping to find the Midas touch that took him to Olympic gold on the same east London track in 2012. The 28-year-old... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1842990/all-eyes-usain-bolt-he-returns-action-big-question-marks-hanging?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1842990/all-eyes-usain-bolt-he-returns-action-big-question-marks-hanging?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Jul 2015 02:00:15 +0000