On August 4, the World Championships in Athletics begin in London. He will go down in history thanks to two facts. Firstly, there will be no Russian team at the tournament. Secondly, the last race of the legendary sprinter Usain Bolt will take place here: the most fast man the planet is retiring.

He has eight world records, victories in four world championships and eight Olympic gold medals. Should have been nine. One, the 4x100m relay in Beijing, was taken away after Bolt's Jamaican teammate Nesta Carter was caught doping. After the exposure, the 30-year-old Bolt abruptly started to retire. No, he is not afraid of doping tests. “I don’t mind even if my doping samples are frozen for 50 years and then checked using the latest techniques,” the record holder shrugs.

But in an era when any sports hero can turn into nothing, it's too dangerous to stay at the top for long. Even if you are the great Usain Bolt - the most successful athlete in world light athletes with hundreds of millions of dollars in their account, a collection of luxury cars in the garage and a luxurious set of broken hearts of the most famous women modernity.

$300 thousand per exit

Usain Bolt earns over $34 million a year. But directly on the treadmill - only a couple of million of them. All the rest is paid by numerous sponsors, the largest of which, sportswear manufacturer Puma, transfers more than 10 million a year to the sprinter. Some contracts will continue even after Bolt leaves big sport so he won't die of hunger. Especially since the fastest man on earth has his own restaurant in Kingston called Track & Records (“Track and Records”).

And Usain Bolt is willingly paid by the organizers of the competition just to show up at the stadium. Standard fees - from 100 thousand to 300 thousand dollars. Just out! But 10 seconds of magic running isn't all organizers get. Bolt works out his fee honestly, using all his artistic talents. The program includes the obligatory branded “lightning” gesture, running with the flag in front of the enthusiastically roaring stands and some kind of pantomime. Usain Bolt has an excellent acting talent. The Russians could see this in 2013 during the World Cup in Moscow. It was going to rain over Luzhniki, and Bolt played a whole scene, showing how he stands at the start with an imaginary umbrella. Tens of thousands of spectators sobbed with delight ...

Two steps to save

Why is Bolt the best? They fight over it the best minds modern science. Everything is calculated and weighed. Max speed, which is developed by the fastest person in the world, is 44.72 km / h. He doesn't have the best start, but an amazing finish. Its stride length is 2.6 meters, which is more than others, and the special structure of the hips allows you to push off stronger. Therefore, at a hundred meters, Bolt needs a couple of steps less than everyone else. Hence those legendary 9.58 seconds - the 100-meter world record, which will not fall soon.

Ladies wins

There seems to be no greater collector in the athletics world than Usain Bolt. He has a garage filled with various Ferraris worth under $200,000 each. And a curious fact - he likes to drive barefoot while driving. But there is something that Bolt loves more than speed. Women.

The best runner in the world is not married but engaged. That, however, does not prevent him from regularly getting into sexual scandals. The last one is related to the Rio Olympics. Shortly after the gold races, Usain Bolt rushed to celebrate his 30th birthday and found himself in the company of 20-year-old Brazilian student Jady Duarte. The next morning, she herself sent out to the newspapers a photo in bed with Olympic champion. And then reporters unearthed more footage of Bolt's wild night. On each of them he was with a new girl.

If ever on Wikipedia, next to the list of Bolt's gold medals, a list of victories on the personal front is posted, his page will become the most visited. There will be TV presenters, fashion models, couturiers, athletes ... Megan Edwards, Rebecca Paisley, April Jackson ... Now he is with Casi Bennet - a girl who admires most of the Internet with her forms. There are constant rumors that they will get married. But this is unlikely. Once Bolt was asked what he knew about Russia. “I remember when I was going to go to Russia, someone told me that the number of women there is 8 million higher than the number of men. It interested me, ”the athlete replied.

And for such a person to marry? Rather, he will give his world record to someone!

QUESTION - RIB

Do we get medals?

What Russian athletes are counting on at the World Championships

The Russian team will not be at the tournament, as well as at the Olympics in Rio. All-Russian Federation athletics has not yet been reinstated. But 19 of our athletes are allowed to start under neutral flag. For comparison, in 2015 world championship 66 athletes got from Russia, and in 2013 - 118.

The informal delegation is too small to count on great success. But at least two "gold" Russian athletes can swipe. In total, according to the leadership, you can count on 6-7 medals.

Maria Lasitskene (she previously performed under her maiden name Kuchina) is the undisputed favorite in the high jump. She won 14 starts in a row and took 2.06m in the Diamond League. It is possible that in London Masha will take a swing at the world record, which now stands at 2.09 and was set back in 1987.

Sergey Shubenkov also has big plans. He is going to London to defend his champion title at a distance of 110 m hurdles. The athlete claims that he is ready at the same level as two years ago.

HELP "KP"

Under a neutral flag

Special conditions for our athletes

1. During the performances it will not be indicated that the athlete is from Russia.

2. During the ceremony, the IAAF flag is raised.

3. Athletes perform in plain tracksuits, without national flag colors, in IAAF approved designs ( International Association athletics federations).

4. It is forbidden to mention sponsors on equipment and uniforms (checked at the entrance to the stadium by special stewards, if available, sealed with adhesive tape).

5. On the details of clothing and on the body there should not be state symbols (including the nails cannot be painted in the color of the Russian flag, tattoos are glued if necessary).

6. Ringtones on the phone in the form of the Russian anthem are not allowed.

P.S. Guide Russian sports stated that salaries, scholarships and bonuses for speakers under a neutral flag Russian athletes are saved.

STAFF

Who from Russia will perform in London

Men:

110 w/w - Sergey Shubenkov

Long jump - Alexander Menkov

Pole vault - Ilya Mudrov

High jump - Ilya Ivanyuk, Danil Lysenko

Discus throw - Viktor Butenko

Hammer throw - Sergey Litvinov, Valery Pronkin, Alexei Sokirsky

Shot put - Alexander Lesnoy

Walking, 20 km - Sergey Shirobokov

Decathlon - Ilya Shkurenev

Women:

Long jump - Daria Klishina

Pole vault - Anzhelika Sidorova, Olga Mullina

High jump - Maria Lasitskene, Irina Gordeeva

Javelin Throwing - Vera Rebrik

Walking, 20 km - Claudia Afanasieva

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, considered the fastest man on the planet, is dating Australian model Holly Young.

According to rumors, Bolt and Young spent four days in Munich during the week, appearing at entertainment venues, writes the Daily Mail. In Instagram, the Australian appeared joint photos with the Jamaican runner.

Bolt allegedly met 23-year-old Holly Young at Melbourne's Crown Casino. And to meet her in Germany, the athlete flew from Miami.

At the same time, the Australian model began posting pictures with Bolt on Instagram more often. The girl emphasizes that she is having a great time with Usain. Fans of the fastest man in the world note that he looks great with the model.

Until recently, his 26-year-old compatriot Casi Bennett was considered Bolt's girlfriend, according to JoInfoMedia journalist Denis Myagky. But the couple repeatedly quarreled because of the infidelity of the athlete, and eventually dispersed. Earlier, the press reported that in 2011, Bolt had an affair with the Slovak fashion designer Lubica Kutserova. But in May 2012, by mutual agreement, they stopped meeting.

In the same year, the athlete met the British athlete Megan Edwards, but by the end of the year they broke up.

35 facts you might not know about the world's greatest sprinter. go!
1. Usain was born on August 21, 1986 in the city of Sherwood, in the parish of Trelawney. Bolt's parents, Jennifer and Wesley, worked at a local grocery store. Usain has a brother, Sadeki.
2. Usain Bolt has a middle name - Saint Lion
3. The first sport that captivated the young Bolt was not at all Athletics or football, but cricket. Now Usain is a frequent guest on charity matches in this sport, and his favorite athletes are Chris Gale, Sechin Tendulkar and Waqar Younis.
4. Usain Bolt smoked weed, which he does not hide: "Children in Jamaica are taught how to score a joint. Everyone tried marijuana, and so did I when I was little. However, I must say that there are no drugs in my life, no one smokes in my family."
5. Usain Bolt's first serious medal was two silvers in the 2001 Caribbean Free Trade Association games. Usain won two silver medals in the 200m and 400m.
6. The Jamaican was a super athlete back in early years, because he became the youngest medalist of the World Junior Championships in history - Usain won the 200 meters at the age of 15 years
7. In the same year, Bolt received his first IAAF Rising Star Award, given to the most talented young athlete in the world.
8. Records Bolt broke as a teenager - no one in history, except for the lanky Jamaican, managed to run out of 20 seconds in the 200m at junior competitions
9. Young Usain was repeatedly proposed to many famous American colleges, but neither money nor famous coaches forced Bolt to leave his native country.
10. On their first Olympic Games Usain Bolt did not even make it out of the first round with a score of 21.05. In fairness, in many ways a good result was prevented by an injury
11. The nickname "Lightning" Usain received not only for the breakneck speed developed on the track, but also for the fact that he set his first world record immediately after a thunderstorm.
12. Usain Bolt is a football fan. Favorite club - "Manchester United", although the Jamaican has been seen more than once in the form of other clubs.
13. Usain's favorite football player, contrary to popular belief, is not Cristiano Ronaldo, but the great Dutchman Ruud Van Nistelrooy
14. Usain Bolt is the first athlete in history to hold world records in all three sprint disciplines - 100m, 200m and 4X100 relay.
15. Usain is the most popular track and field athlete in the world. The best proof of this is the 5 million people who want to buy tickets to watch the 100m final at the London Olympics.
16. Bolt does not need to look for sponsors - they themselves flock to him like a river. In addition to various contracts, Bolt has his own Puma clothing line, his own Hublot watch model and his own line of headphones with the telling name 'Soul by Usain Bolt'.
17. According to the Guardian, Bolt's recently renewed contract with Puma is valued at $5 million a year. This is the largest sponsorship contract for an athlete in history. By comparison, Cristiano Ronaldo's contract with Nike is estimated at the same $5 million.
18. SportsPro Magazine ranked him number one on their second list of "The 50 Most Liquid Athletes on the Planet"
19 Usain Bolt Confessed Three Times the best athlete of the year by the International Athletics Association. He received this honor in 2008, 2009 and 2011.
20. In Jamaica, in Kingston, Bolt has his own restaurant, where he often works himself. The name of the institution to match the owner - "Tracks And Records."
21. Usain Bolt's relationship with model Lubica Slovak caused an uproar in the athlete's homeland. The reason is banal - Usain's fiancee was white. In May 2012, the couple broke up, according to Wayne himself, the reason is that he needed to focus on preparing for the Olympics.
22. Usain's new girlfriend Megan Edwards is rumored to be quite happy with the Jamaican public:
23. In 2003, Usain qualified for the world championship in the 200 meters, but could not participate in the championship due to conjunctivitis.
24. Bolt's coaches, Pablo Mauneil, and later Glen Mills, saw the guy for a long time as future star more long distance than those on which we are used to seeing him - 400 meters. Bolt himself really wanted to run sprints - 100 and 200, but Mills was adamant. Usain finally became a sprinter only in 2007, when he broke Don Quarre's record at the Jamaican championship and showed a result of 19.75 at the two hundred meters. After that, Mills allowed the guy to run a hundred and at the very first competition, Usain showed a result of 10.03.
25. After the Beijing final, where Bolt set a new world record in the 100 meters (9.69), the whole world argued: what would have been the result if Usain had not "quit" running 20 meters before the finish line? Scientists from the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics from Oslo went furthest. After complex calculations, they calculated that if Usain had worked the entire distance, his result would have been in the region of 9.55.
26. In his free time, Bolt enjoys playing video games. Sprinter's Favorite Game - Call Of Duty: Black
27. After the Beijing Olympics, Bolt donated $50,000 to children affected by the Sichuan earthquake.
28. In music, Bolt is "omnivorous", but the Jamaican gives a small advantage to the popular reggae style in his homeland.
29. Usain Bolt is a great basketball player. This year, he competed in the Celebrity Match as part of NBA All-Star Weekend. There, Usain scored a savory dunk:
30. Usain Bolt on the treadmill loses infrequently, but one defeat from Prince Harry remembered the whole world:
31. Usain Bolt is perhaps the most popular archer in history after Robin Hood. Seriously. After all, you understand what I mean, right?
32. Bolt also has another, less well-known record. In 2009, Usain set a record in the street race at a distance of 150 meters. New World Achievement equals 14.35 sec. This year he was close to breaking his own record, but on the beaches of Rio he lacked only 7 hundredths - 14.42
33. Usain Bolt is a legend, because few people are honored with a monument during their lifetime. Let it be created from screws and bolts:
34. Usain and Nissan designed a one-of-a-kind Premium Edition GT-R Bolt Gold that was later sold at auction.
35. In the end, Usain Bolt is a great person and just a modest person:
- I am cool. I'm amazing. I am the fastest person in the world. And I want to be a legend.
And it's hard to argue with that
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Paul George dunk

Bolt was unable to retire from the sport. He was taken away from the sport by the arms. In his last career run great champion got injured and couldn't finish...

For the Jamaican team and for Bolt himself, everything went well. Before the start, Usain, who was in the focus of dozens of cameras, habitually gesticulated and smiled. The warm-up run of 50 meters also passed with a smile. Then a shot of the starting pistol rang out, the first transfer of the baton was made, the second. Before the third team, Jamaica was in the lead, on a par with the British and Americans, and then the inexplicable happened ...

The very first steps Usain Bolt showed that something went wrong. The best sprinter on the planet began to rapidly lag behind his competitors, and then completely stopped and fell onto the track. It was not about the fight for medals, but about how to finish the last race in his career.

Bolt couldn't finish it. He needed the help of doctors.

While the British were celebrating their triumph, and the Americans were realizing whether second place could be considered a success, a wheelchair appeared on the paths. It became scary: this was not how he should have ended his career. Oh, not like that! The chair was not needed. A few minutes later, the champion, overcoming the pain, got up and, supported by his teammates, left. No smiles, no usual victorious gestures, no demonstration of golden boots.

If the World Cup had not been held in London, or the British had not won the final, the stadium would most likely have been almost indifferent to the fate of the winners. But in this case, the audience was torn: they wanted both to be happy for their own people and to empathize with the great athlete who ends his career in such an inappropriate manner.

Leave beautifully and live happily. How Bolt lost

Usain Bolt showed the last show at the World Championships in London. He did not become the first, but remained the king.

Bolt is a truly amazing athlete. He is the man for whom for almost ten years all over the world turned on TVs during the races of 100 or 200 meters. The eyes of millions of people were turned to him: to his smiles and antics before the start, to his wide steps at a distance, to his sometimes mocking behavior in the last meters: and who, except for Bolt, could afford to look around at the hundred meters and start celebrating the victory of meters ten to finish? In the end, everyone expected world records from Usain - those that will not be broken in the foreseeable future, and his signature pose.

Bolt has always put on a show. By any means. And this time, he again, unwittingly, turned his last run into a show - heartbreaking and dramatic.

And it is completely pointless now to remember that since 2007 he has not lost a single relay race at the World Championships and the Olympic Games. In Osaka, the little-known Jamaican still ran in the second stage, and the finisher Asafa Powell came to the finish line second - after the American. This defeat was Bolt's only one to date.

Bolt could not compete in this World Cup, but he was persuaded. Bolt could not compete in the relay, but lost his last personal final. A modest bronze farewell, it seems, of the king athletics did not suit. That's why he decided to activate "Plan B" in order to get a truly magnificent send-off, which he really deserved. The power of the team allowed Jamaica to count on gold. But who would have thought it would end like this?

Left his last run defeated. With him remained eight gold medals of the Olympics, his victories at the world championships and his world records. He did not have time to do the main thing - to say goodbye to the sport on a major note. But is the living legend content with being taken away from the sport? Or maybe we'll see Bolt's finish yet?