As Bolt prepares for his last dash, emotions run high in his hometown

Updated on Jul 11, 2017 11:25 am IST

As Usain Bolt prepares for a grand swansong at next month's world championships in London, millions of fans are hoping against hope that the popular Jamaican would have a change of heart. That sentiment also runs in the family of the world's fastest man. Wellesley Bolt in an exclusive interview with Hindustan Times said, “At 31, I think he could probably do another two years, but we cannot get him to do it (and) we have to just accept it.” As the event approaches, HT traces the fastest man's roots in Jamaica.

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