Bolt to attempt 100 metre world record

Bejing Olympic hero Usain Bolt will run the 100 metres in the fastest field ever assembled at the Van Damme Memorial on Friday in Brussels, Belgium.



Bolt will also seek to break the world record for the third time this season.



The Olympic champion will face fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell, who matched the second fastest 100 metres of all time yesterday and Tyson Gay, the world champion seeking to recapture his form after a hamstring injury.



Bolt said it will be his last race of the season and he will go out to compete at his best.



He will be chasing his 100-metre mark of 9.69 seconds, which he set while slowing across the line and showboating over the last few metres.