Anniversary Games: Usain Bolt backs Mo Farah after drugs row

Out-of-form Jamaican promises fireworks at the Olympic Stadium ahead of the World Championships in Beijing

Usain Bolt
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Usain Bolt has promised to "put on a show" for his fans when he competes in the Anniversary Games at London's Olympic Stadium tonight. The six-time Olympic champion has been a shadow of his usual sensational self this year, with a by his standards laborious season's best of 10.12 seconds.

But time is running out for the Jamaican to prove his fitness ahead of next month's World Championships in Beijing, so there is a lot riding on his appearance in London.

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