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FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2012, file photo, Jamaica's Usain Bolt crosses the finish line to win gold in the men's 100-meter final in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

AP WAS THERE: 2012 London Olympics - Bolt defends 100 gold

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Orlann Ombissa-Dzangue, of France, and Elaine Thompson, of Jamaica, compete in a women's 100 meter heat at the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Coleman easily found: At the front of the pack at worlds

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

In this May 18, 2019, file photo, Noah Lyles of the United States reacts after winning the men's 100-meter race during the Diamond League Track and Field meet in Shanghai, China. The most promising signal that track and field remains in good hands even after Usain Bolt’s retirement comes from a 22-year-old American named Noah Lyles who appreciates the Jamaican superstar more for what he did after his races than during them. When Lyles spends time studying Bolt on video, he looks not at the lanky speedster’s form in between the lines, but at the dancing, rollicking post-race celebrations Bolt concocted to make his sport can’t-miss viewing whenever he was on the track. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

Fun & Games: Lyles wants to win, celebrate just like Bolt

By PAT GRAHAM - Associated Press

Bolt still chasing professional football dream

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FILE--In this Aug. 31, 2018, file photo Usain Bolt smiles as he looks over his shoulder during a friendly trial soccer match between the Central Coast Mariners and the Central Coast Select in Gosford, Australia. Bolt's bid to become a professional soccer player in Australia has ended with the Olympic sprinting great failing to agree on a contract with the Mariners. (AP Photo/Steve Christo, File)

Bolt’s bid for pro contract in Australia ends without a deal

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FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo, Jamaica's Usain Bolt speaks at his press conference with the Central Coast Mariners soccer team in Newcastle, Australia. Bolt says his performance in a trial match could determine his future with the Central Coast Mariners in the A-League and his attempt to play professional football in general. (AP Photo/Steve Christo, File)

Bolt excluded from Mariners practice until contract resolved

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FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo, Jamaica's Usain Bolt speaks at his press conference with the Central Coast Mariners soccer team in Newcastle, Australia. Bolt says his performance in a trial match could determine his future with the Central Coast Mariners in the A-League and his attempt to play professional football in general. (AP Photo/Steve Christo, File)

Usain Bolt scores 2 goals in first A-League trial start

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FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2018, file photo, Jamaica's Usain Bolt speaks at his press conference with the Central Coast Mariners soccer team in Newcastle, Australia. Bolt says his performance in a trial match could determine his future with the Central Coast Mariners in the A-League and his attempt to play professional football in general. (AP Photo/Steve Christo, File)

Bolt to get start in trial game for soccer club in Australia

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Usain Bolt has until January to showcase his soccer skills

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Bird? Plane? No, Usain Bolt’s latest publicity stunt

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Bolt takes break for A-League tryout

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Usain Bolt participates in a friendly trial match between the Central Coast Mariners and the Central Coast Select in Gosford, Australia, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Bolt, who holds the world records for the 100- and 200-meter sprints and is an eight-time Olympic gold medalist, is hoping to earn a contract with the Mariners for the 2018-19 season in Australia's top-flight competition. (AP Photo/Steve Christo)

Usain Bolt makes soccer debut for Central Coast Mariners

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt at his press conference with the Central Coast Mariners soccer team in Newcastle, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Bolt, who holds the world records for the 100- and 200-meter sprints and is an eight-time Olympic gold medalist, is hoping to impress the coaching staff enough to earn a contract with the Mariners for the 2018-19 season in Australia's top-flight competition. (AP Photo/Steve Christo)

Bolt to play 1st game for Australian club in quest to go pro

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Adelaide coach Kurz questions Bolt’s A-League attempt

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt, center, trains with the Central Coast Mariners soccer team in Newcastle, Australia, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Bolt's attempt to win a contract to play as a professional in Australian football's A-League began in earnest on his 32nd birthday Tuesday. (AP Photo/Steve Christo)

Usain Bolt trains for 1st time with Central Coast Mariners

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt waves as he arrives in Sydney, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. Olympic gold medalist sprinter, Bolt is hoping to impress the coaching staff enough to earn a contract with the Central Coast Mariners for the 2018-19 season in Australia's top-flight soccer competition.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Usain Bolt arrives for trial in Australian soccer’s A-League

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FILE - In this May 14, 2018 file photo, Spike Lee appears after the premiere of his film &quot;BlacKkKlansman&quot; at the 71st international film festival, Cannes, southern France. Lee is releasing his latest film this weekend, a year after the violent clashes in Charlottesville in which anti-racism activist Heather Heyer was run over and killed. Lee’s film is about an earlier chapter in white supremacism and the Ku Klux Klan: when African-American police detective Ron Stallworth infiltrated a Colorado Springs, Colorado, chapter of the KKK in 1979. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

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FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, April 15, 2018, Usain Bolt, retired Jamaican world record sprinter, performs as a DJ at Carrara Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. Bolt has negotiated an “indefinite training period” with Central Coast Mariners in Australia’s A-League as he pursues his bid to become a professional soccer player, according to a statement released Tuesday Aug. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, FILE)

No special treatment for Usain Bolt: Central Coast Mariners

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FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, April 15, 2018, Usain Bolt, retired Jamaican world record sprinter, performs as a DJ at Carrara Stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. Bolt has negotiated an “indefinite training period” with Central Coast Mariners in Australia’s A-League as he pursues his bid to become a professional soccer player, according to a statement released Tuesday Aug. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, FILE)

Bolt agrees to practice deal with Australian soccer club

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