The lifelong fan was to make his first appearance since retiring from athletics to line up alongside legends Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes at Old Trafford on September 2
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The 30-year-old bowed out in the worst possible way on Saturday night as he pulled up during the anchor leg of Jamaica’s 4x100m relay effort, with the world’s fastest man inheriting the baton in third place behind eventual winners Great Britain and the United States.
Bolt, having been passed the baton by Yohan Blake, was in third behind Great Britain and the United States, who eventually won gold and silver, but pulled up almost 50m from the line and fell to the track.
The sprint legend grimaced in agony on the final straight as the home team raced ahead during the race at the World Championships in London.
Tyquendo Tracey, Julian Forte and Michael Campbell safely negotiated the first three legs before Bolt steered his team home in a winning, season’s best of 37.95 seconds.
Bolt excelled in sprint with eight Olympic gold medals and 11 World Championship gold medals to his trophy cabinet thanks to his acceleration and extraordinary stride length
He also said he has no issue showing respect to under-pressure American sprinter Justin Gatlin, after his 100m victory a few days ago.
American Gatlin, who has served two suspensions for doping offences, ruined Usain Bolt’s farewell on Saturday by beating the Jamaican sprinter in his final individual race.
Gatlin silenced the London Stadium with his surprise triumph, spoiling Bolt’s farewell to claim his first World Athletics Championships gold medal since 2005.
Gatlin took the title in 9.92 but instead of acclaiming the remarkable success of a 35-year-old triumphing 13 years after he won the Olympic title, vast swathes of the crowd booed him in response to his two bans for drugs offences earlier in his career.
Jamaican superstar Bolt waved farewell to individual athletics without the fairy tale victory as American Gatlin romped home at the London Stadium
The 11-time World Championships gold medallist finished second to American Christian Coleman in his semi-final, but he had to make do with third place and a bronze medal at the London Stadium.
Gatlin breasted the tape in 9.96 seconds ahead of Bolt who finished third
The defending champion ran 9.98 seconds at the London Stadium in the third heat of the semi-final as he chases his 12th world title
The Men’s 100 meters heat saw all the big-hitters on the track, except Canada’s Andre De Grasse, who pulled out due to injury
The 30-year-old is competing in his seventh and final World Championships, and recently clocked a season’s-best time of 9.95 seconds in a Diamond League meeting in Monaco.
Bolt trained on Wednesday ahead of the opening day of the World Championships on Friday, an event he insists will be the final of his professional career.
Sprint legend Bolt, an eight-time Olympic gold medallist, is set to retire after the World Championships in London, which begin on Friday.
But the 30-year-old Jamaican is still raging favourite to win his fourth 100m world title, and with good reason, according to former world and Olympic champion Bailey.
The August 4-13 championships come five years after the athletics world gathered in the Olympic Stadium for the first time as the showcase sport of the 2012 Games.