Bolt to compete in Oslo on Thursday
Published:Tuesday | June 7, 2011 | 3:50 PM
Sprint king Usain Bolt is among five Jamaicans down to compete at the Mobil Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway on Thursday.
The Bislett Games is one of the 14 Samsung Diamond League meets for this year.
The 24-year-old Bolt is down to run the men’s 200 metres, his first race at the distance this year. The field also includes Jamaican Mario Forsythe.
Bolt last raced a week ago, when he made heavy weather of an easy task, but still did enough to capture the 100 metres and raked up his second successive win of the international season.
The World and Olympic champion was forced to extend himself over the last 40 metres to beat fellow Jamaican Steve Mullings in the historic Czech city.
Bolt clocked 9.91 seconds on the day to equal the time he posted in his season-opener at the Rome Diamond League the previous week when beating Asafa Powell.
Other Jamaicans down to compete on Thursday are Vonette Dixon in the women’s 100-metre hurdles, Nickiesha Wilson in the women’s 400-metre hurdles and Dwight Thomas in the men’s 110-metre hurdles.