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Usain Bolt last race time: When is 4x100m relay on TONIGHT, and what TV channel are the World Athletics Championships on?

Jamaica sprint legend is hanging up his boots - and will be having his final ever race of illustrious career in London in the 4 X 100m tonight.

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USAIN BOLT will call time on his glittering career in London.

The Jamaica sprint legend, 30, finished a disappointing third in the 100m at the ongoing World Athletics Championships and has the last-ever race of his career - the 4X100m - on Saturday night.

 Usain Bolt is retiring - and his last race is in London
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Usain Bolt is retiring - and his last race is in LondonCredit: Alamy

When is Usain Bolt's last race?

The 4 X 100m relay takes place next Saturday, 12 August at 9.50pm - and then the big man will finally be saying goodbye to his spikes.

Bolt finished THIRD in his final solo race at the event, and next Saturday he will run for the final time in the relay with his Jamaican team-mates.

 A combination of nine pictures made on August 20, 2016 shows Jamaica's sprinter Usain Bolt posing with his gold Olympic medals
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A combination of nine pictures made on August 20, 2016 shows Jamaica's sprinter Usain Bolt posing with his gold Olympic medalsCredit: Getty Images

What TV channel is the race on?

The World Athletics Championships will be broadcast live on BBC.

BBC One, BBC Two and BBC online will be showing full coverage of the competition.

How many Olympic gold medals has Bolt won?

Bolt is an eight-time Olympic gold medallist. He has won the 100m, 200m and 4x100m gold at the past three Olympic Games - Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio 2016.

 Olympic sprint king Usain Bolt is retiring after next month's World Championships in London
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Olympic sprint king Usain Bolt is retiring after next month's World Championships in LondonCredit: PA:Press Association

His 'triple triple' of nine gold medals was downgraded to eight, however, after Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter, who was part of the quartet that won the 4x100m in Beijing, tested positive for a banned substance.

Carter has appealed against the decision.

When are the World Athletics Championships on?

The World Athletics Championships have been running from Friday August 4, and continue until Sunday August 13.

 

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