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Bolt back at Bird's Nest for world championships
By EDDIE PELLS (AP National Writer)
22 hours ago
AP - Sports
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They burst onto the sports scene together, seven summers ago.
In their own ways, the Bird's Nest and Usain Bolt redefined what was possible at the Olympics.
A stadium could be a star. The $450 million, 91,000-seat Bird's Nest, latticed with steel beams, was the centerpiece of the Beijing Games, and it shined in a spectacular opening ceremony that featured a skywalking gymnast, fireworks and a cast and crew of more than 15,000.
Then came Bolt. The 6-foot-5 Jamaican raced in three events. Won gold medals and set world records in all. He returns to the Bird's Nest next Saturday for the start of world championships - helping the largely underused stadium brush off some cobwebs while possibly shedding some positive light on a sport that has been dogged, yet again, by ugly news on the doping front.
By EDDIE PELLS (AP National Writer)
22 hours ago
AP - Sports
.
They burst onto the sports scene together, seven summers ago.
In their own ways, the Bird's Nest and Usain Bolt redefined what was possible at the Olympics.
A stadium could be a star. The $450 million, 91,000-seat Bird's Nest, latticed with steel beams, was the centerpiece of the Beijing Games, and it shined in a spectacular opening ceremony that featured a skywalking gymnast, fireworks and a cast and crew of more than 15,000.
Then came Bolt. The 6-foot-5 Jamaican raced in three events. Won gold medals and set world records in all. He returns to the Bird's Nest next Saturday for the start of world championships - helping the largely underused stadium brush off some cobwebs while possibly shedding some positive light on a sport that has been dogged, yet again, by ugly news on the doping front.
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