BBC Sport — 26th August 2020
Sprinting legend Usain Bolt has tested positive for coronavirus. Bolt celebrated his 34th birthday with a party in his native Jamaica last week and quarantined himself as a precaution after taking a test on Saturday. “The Covid test was positive, but Usain is not showing any symptoms,” Bolt’s agent Ricky Simms told CNN.
Bolt, who retired in 2017, won eight Olympic and 11 world titles in a glittering career which also saw him set the 100m and 200m world records. Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness said police are investigating the circumstances surrounding Bolt’s birthday party. Bolt follows several high-profile sports stars in having tested positive for coronavirus this year, including tennis world number one Novak Djokovic in June.