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Bolt signs up for Paris meet

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Paris: Jamaica sprint star Usain Bolt will run the 100 metres for the first time in five years here after confirming his appearance at the Areva Diamond League meet in July.

The news comes as a huge boon for organisers after Bolt was forced to pull out of last year’s meet due to a foot injury, as per reports.

A six-time Olympic champion and double sprint world record-holder, Bolt will be making his fifth appearance at Stade de France.

The 28-year-old holds the meet record of 9.79 seconds.

He set the mark in 2009 and followed up in 2010 with a time of 9.84. He contested the 200 metres in 2011, winning in 20.03 and also took victory in 2013 with a time of 19.73.

The Paris meet is the eighth of the 2015 Diamond League season which opens in Qatar in May.

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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia

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The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.

Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”

Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.

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