{"id":22154,"date":"2013-08-27T13:53:23","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T11:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/bolt-to-compete-in-zurich-diamond-league\/"},"modified":"2013-08-27T13:53:23","modified_gmt":"2013-08-27T11:53:23","slug":"bolt-to-compete-in-zurich-diamond-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/bolt-to-compete-in-zurich-diamond-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolt to compete in Zurich Diamond League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=14690\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14690\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14690  \" alt=\"Usain Bolt. Photo: Jamaica Observer\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/79ee6_BoltJamaica_w445.jpg\" width=\"361\" height=\"231\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Usain Bolt. Photo: Jamaica Observer<\/p>\n<p>Sprint legend Usain Bolt is among six Jamaicans confirmed for the Diamond League meeting in Zurich on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Bolt will compete in the men\u2019s 100 metres, his first race since the Moscow World Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The six-time Olympic champion stole the spotlight at the Moscow World Championships by completing a triple gold-medal performance.<\/p>\n<p>Bolt will race against three other Jamaicans in the short sprint \u2013 Nesta Carter, the 100-metre bronze medallist at the Moscow World Championships, Nickel Ashmeade and Kemar Bailey Cole.<\/p>\n<p>The race also includes American Justin Gatlin, <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/usain-bolt-beats-gatlin-to-100m-world-title\/\" target=\"_blank\">who won silver medal behind Bolt in the 100 metre at the Moscow World Championships<\/a>. \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamaicaobserver.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jamaica Observer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more Usain Bolt news,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tag\/usain-bolt\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more breaking sporting news and views, visit MySport24 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySport24\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mysport24?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/bolt-moves-ahead-of-carl-lewis-after-three-golds\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/79ee6_194807371_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/bolt-moves-ahead-of-carl-lewis-after-three-golds\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bolt moves ahead of Carl Lewis after three golds<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/bolt-wins-100m-gold-at-moscow-world-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/79ee6_192802225_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/bolt-wins-100m-gold-at-moscow-world-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bolt wins 100 metres gold in Moscow<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/0fce9_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Usain Bolt. Photo: Jamaica Observer Sprint legend Usain Bolt is among six Jamaicans confirmed for the Diamond League meeting in Zurich on Thursday. Bolt will compete in the men\u2019s 100 metres, his first race since the Moscow World Championships. 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