Caribbean National Weekly

Usain Bolt pursuing football training in Europe

By Natalie Greaves··1 min read
Usain Bolt pursuing football training in Europe

Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt is training with Norwegian top-flight football team Stromsgodset.

The Jamaican sprinter, 31, is scheduled to play a training match against Norway Under-19s in his week at the club.

Bolt, the 100m and 200m world record holder, has already trained with Borussia Dortmund and South African club Sundowns this year.

"Maybe a club will see something and decide to give me a chance," said Bolt, who is preparing for a charity game.

He will captain a team of celebrities and footballers at the Soccer Aid match for Unicef on June 10, at Old Trafford.

"He is a good football player, otherwise he would not have been training with us," said Stromsgodset director of football Jostein Flo.

Flo said Bolt had been given shirt number 9.58 - his world record time for the 100m.

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