NEW YORK – Jamaican Usain Bolt’s astonishing repeat success at this year’s London Olympics, coupled with his US$9 million per-year deal with Puma, has catapulted him onto Forbes Magazine’s 2012 prestigious 30 under-30 sports list.
Each year, the magazine chooses 30 personalities all aged under 30, from 12 different fields, who it describes as “young disruptors, innovators and entrepreneurs … impatient to change the world.” (CMC)
Bolt makes Forbes Sports list
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