Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will compete in a 150 metre street race in Manchester on 17 May.

Bolt won gold in the men’s 100m and 200m at the Beijing Olympic Games in world record times and also triumphed in the 4×100 relay.

He will use the event partly as a tune-up for the World Championships in Berlin in August, said: “I am very excited to compete for my first time in Manchester, my first time in a 150m race and my first time in a street race.

“When I heard about the idea I thought it would be great fun and something new and exciting. Hopefully this event will be the start of many more similar events all over the world and inspire kids to take up athletics.”

“I am also looking forward to going to Old Trafford to support my team,” he said. “I’ve wanted to come to a match for a long time and am delighted to get the opportunity.”

Usain Bolt is United fan…Micheal Phelps also United fan… I wonder who is next..