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KINGSTON. — Usain Bolt will embark on the first major test of what he plans to be a triumphant swansong today as the Jamaican Olympic athletics trials get underway.

With less than 40 days to go before the Olympics, the sprint superstar will aim to seal his ticket to Rio as he targets a defence of his 100 metres, 200m and 4x100m crowns.

Bolt, who completed an unprecedented second consecutive set of victories in all three events at the London 2012 Games, is hoping to complete a remarkable “Triple Triple”.

So far this season, the signs have been encouraging that Bolt is firmly on track, with the 29-year-old clocking a blistering 9,88 seconds at a meeting in Kingston on June 11, the second-fastest time in the world this year. — AFP.