Bolt to open Diamond League campaign in Rome
Published:Friday | January 28, 2011 | 1:57 PM
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, will open his 2011 Diamond League campaign on May 26 at Rome’s Olympic Stadium when he takes part in the third leg of the series.
Golden Gala organisers announced today that Bolt would run the 100 metres. The Jamaican has also committed to run the 200 in June at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway.
Bolt said in a statement that the track is very fast and a lot of the best sprinters in the world have achieved great times over the last 10 years.
Bolt further says he will be working hard to be ready for the meet.
American sprinter Tyson Gay set the Golden Gala record of 9.77 seconds in 2009, while Bolt's record of 9.58 came later that year at the world championships in Berlin.
Bolt missed the end of last year's outdoor track season because of back and Achilles' tendon problems, but is hoping to defend his 100 and 200 world titles at the world championships in August in Daegu, South Korea.