The most fascinating facts about Usain Bolt

The Jamaican runner, Usain Bolt , has astonished the world over and over again with his speed that breaks records, but how much do we know about this impressive athlete? Find out the most interesting facts about his life.

Usain Bolt, the legendary athlete who has made history

1. It all started with a bet for a free lunch

When Bolt was just twelve years old, the local priest, Reverend Nugent, heard the young man discuss with his friend Ricardo Gedes about who the fastest runner was.Nugent decided to raise the stakes in an attempt to persuade the aspiring runners to commit to the race: free lunch for the winner .The couple accepted and Usain Bolt won the victory.When the priest left and Bolt began to enjoy his prize, Nugent He said to the young Jamaican: "If you can beat Ricardo, you can beat anyone." And so a star was born.

2. He's a great philanthropist

In 2009, Bolt paid more than £ 10,000 to formally adopt an abandoned cheetah cub, called Lightning Bolt, in Nairobi, and has since Paid £ 2,300 a year to cover its maintenance at the orphanage.Its a support for Kenya's wildlife conservation efforts is surpassed by its closest charitable work: The Usain Bolt Foundation works to benefit local youth, through sports arrangements, improving community structures and financing talented Jamaicans to excel in their disciplines.

In addition, it insists that all the ads that He stars in Jamaica with a Jamaican team, in order to boost local businesses and gain exposure to the country.

The most fascinating facts about Usain Bolt

3.Bolt is a good cricket player

On one occasion I ended up with Chris Gayle, captain of the West Indies national team, beating him by six .That performance, like c Appointed from Trelawny All Stars XI in 2009, he was followed by an exhibition in Bangalore at Chinnaswamy Stadium, in which the Jamaican defeated six of his fellow Puma ambassadors in India, Yuvraj Singh.

4.Has its own application

The game 'Bolt!' was in the “TOP” of the Jamaican charts, and reached the vertiginous number position two on the list of the best free apps in the UK in 2012.In the game, users direct an animated version of the sprint star through a variety of challenges to unlock faster speeds.

5.He has achieved everything suffering from scoliosis

The biomechanical advantages of Bolt are numerous, but one area where your body is not a speed machine is your spine, where undergoes an abnormal curvature. When he was a younger athlete, the condition often hindered his progress and delayed the realization.n of its enormous potential, but once Coach Mills established a consistent performance team for Bolt, the Jamaican has strengthened his core and back significantly, and the condition seems not to bother him anymore.

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