[Archive 2016-11-16] Bolt to train with Borussia Dortmund

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On Sunday, German football club Borussia Dortmund (BVB) announced Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt is to train with the club. 30-year-old Usain Bolt, a nine-time Olympics gold-medal winning sprinter, is a Manchester United F.C. supporter.

Known as "the fastest man on earth", Bolt is sponsored by German sports company Puma who also sponsors Borussia Dortmund. According to Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke, Puma CEO Bjørn Gulden informed the club of Usain's interest in practising with them.

Bolt won three Olympics gold medals in this year's Olympics edition in Rio de Janeiro. Bolt has indicated he means to retire from athletics after next year's World Championships scheduled to be hosted in London in August.

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