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Usain Bolt nervous ahead of season debut in Rome

The Columbian
Published: May 24, 2011, 12:00am

ROME (AP) — Usain Bolt says he is “slightly nervous” for the first time in his career.

The 100-meter world record-holder will make his season debut in Thursday’s Golden Gala meet in Rome, his first race since being beaten by Tyson Gay in Stockholm last August — a race that ended the Jamaican’s two-year unbeaten streak.

Bolt says he has added more muscle to his frame and wants “to prove to the world that I’m still the best.”

Bolt will face fellow Jamaican and former world record-holder Asafa Powell, as well as European champion Christophe Lemaitre.

Bolt is also planning to race in Ostrava and Oslo as he warms up for the Aug. 27-Sept. 4 world championships in Daegu, South Korea. He called the meets “stepping stones for the world championships.”

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