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Usain Bolt trains with Borussia Dortmund players

1,400 spectators watch Dortmund training in which Bolt scores 2 goals

Ersin Çelik
17:21 - 23/03/2018 Friday
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Usain Bolt participates in a training session with Borussia Dortmund - Strobelallee Training Centre, Dortmund, Germany - March 23, 2018 Usain Bolt during Borussia Dortmund training
Usain Bolt participates in a training session with Borussia Dortmund - Strobelallee Training Centre, Dortmund, Germany - March 23, 2018 Usain Bolt during Borussia Dortmund training

Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world, attended on Friday a training session of German football heavyweights Borussia Dortmund.

Some 1,400 spectators watched the training which the 31-year-old Jamaican athlete joined.

Warming up and sprinting with Dortmund players, Bolt made passing drills with midfielder Mario Gotze and Turkish footballer Nuri Sahin.

In addition Bolt, playing as a forward in the training match, scored two goals: one from a penalty kick and another header.

After the training Bolt gave autographs to fans.

Team manager Peter Stoger praised Bolt.

Borussia Dortmund on Twitter quoted Bolt as saying: "It was good! I had fun with the guys, they were very welcoming."

The sprinter has won nine Olympic gold medals. He announced retirement after world championships last year.

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