88 runners in eleven relays competed in the 200m charity run, close to 100.000 collected Dollars will support the world wide fight against Malaria. A cause Bolt was just too willing to support. \u201cWe do have trouble with Malaria in the Caribbean as well so for me it is a key thing to help wherever I can. I am a fortunate person so I want to give back as much as possible\u201d, Bolt said in front of the excited crowd in Oslo.<\/p>\n
Together with Norwegian hurdler Christina Vukicevic Bolt gave the start signal for the race and awarded the lucky winners from DNB. But it wasn\u2019t just that formal show that excited the crowd, it was Bolt\u2019s down-to-earth persona. When the last runner of Team Puma (Bolts main outfitter) fought for the second-to-last-place Bolt couldn\u2019t help but cheering for him \u2013 excited, enthusiastic \u2026 and almost ecstatic.<\/p>\n
Although at the \u201cRace Against Malaria\u201d it was more about the cause than about winning, Bolt\u2019s focus soon returned to the winning part of running: \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be an exciting race on Thursday, I am really looking forward to it. Powell really wants to come back badly after Rome so this is going to be fun!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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