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Usain Bolt puts on a show at Olympic press conference (VIDEO)

Usain Bolt of Jamaica interacts with samba dancers during a press conference of the Jamaican Olympic Association and PUMA in Barra during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 08 August 2016. EPA
Usain Bolt of Jamaica interacts with samba dancers during a press conference of the Jamaican Olympic Association and PUMA in Barra during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 08 August 2016. EPA

Jamaican world record sprinter Usain Bolt put on a show at a press conference at the Rio Olympics, dancing the Samba with a line of Brazilian showgirls.

Bolt will start his Olympic run on August 13th when the 100 meters qualifying rounds begin.

The Jamaican sprinter is aiming for an unprecedented triple-triple of gold medals in the men's sprints.

He will join the Jamaican pre-Olympic camp as he seeks to become the first man to win gold medals in the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay at three successive Games.

In Rio on Monday he said he sees himself as a sprinter, but also an entertainer.

"They like when I do crazy stuff," said Bolt, before posing dramatically for the cameras.

Bolt had been training and receiving medical treatment in Munich after he pulled out of the Jamaican trials with the hamstring injury.

The lanky sprinter is among 59 track and field athletes in Jamaica's 63-member delegation.

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