Organisers looking to book Bolt for Commonwealth Games

Organisers of the Commonwealth Games are looking to influence leading international sports stars, including 100 and 200-metre world record holder Usain Bolt of Jamaica, to next year’s event in the Indian capital.



A leading member of the organising committee says they are willing to lure athletes like Bolt with a hefty payday to scorch the tracks at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium for the Games that will be staged from October 3 to 14.



Chairman of the organising committee, Suresh Kalmadi says they are looking for an Indian sponsor for Bolt.



The Games are costing the Indians over US$1.6 billion, and Indians are questioning the wisdom of spending so much money on an event that has lost its aura.



However Kalmadi, a federal member of parliament and the head of the Indian Olympic Association, believes that next year’s event can help the Games regain some of its prestige.