Bolt headlines starry cast at Zurich Golden League

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ZURICH (AFP) — Treble Olympic sprint king Usain Bolt will headline a starry cast at Friday's Golden League meeting that brings together more than 50 finalists from the recently-finished Beijing Games.

Bolt will race against six sprinters from the 100m he won in a world record of 9.69 seconds. The only sprinter missing will be compatriot Asafa Powell, his place taken by US 200m silver medallist Shawn Crawford.

Lining up to run against the 22-year-old Jamaican will be silver medallist Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago, double sprint bronze medallist Walter Dix, as well as fellow Beijing finalists Churandy Martina of the Dutch Antilles, Jamaican Michael Frater, Trinidad's Marc Burns and American Darvis Patton.

Derrick Atkins of the Bahamas will also take...