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Nitro Athletics: Usain Bolt Takes on the World

2017

Episode 2

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

Superstar Usain Bolt captains his own team as the second Nitro Athletics event gets takes place in Melbourne. The legend sprinter heads up the Bolt All-Stars, and they battle it out against five other teams in this new event which aims to give track and field a different dimension and energy.

Events such as a mixed hurdles relay, an elimination mile and target javelin are just some of the new events in this team competition which also includes athletes from England, Australia, New Zealand, China and Japan. Athletes also wear microphones and heart rate monitors to bring a new perspective to the sport.

Introduced by Gabby Logan, the competition is points-based with an overall winner crowned in the Grand Final in the next episode. Show less

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