Skip to content
Thursday, 12 November 2026Malta edition Enquire Malta-24 Briefing @CDNewsDispatch
Malta's world news feed Local perspective with global outlook
CDE.NEWS The Dispatch
Sports

Sprint king Usain Bolt announces birth of newborn twin sons

epa08095874 PICTURES OF THE DECADE Usain Bolt (C) of Jamaica celebrates after winning the men's 100m final of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Athletics, Track and Field events at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON

 Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt has announced the birth of his twin sons Thunder and Saint Leo.

Bolt shared the news on social media on Father’s Day with a photo of the newborns, partner Kasi Bennett and daughter Olympia Lightning who was born in May last year.

The 34-year-old sprinter, who holds world records in the 100m and 200m, added lightning bolt emojis next to each of his children’s names.

The choice of the children’s names took social media by storm. 

“Listen, when your name is Bolt and you’re the fastest man alive, the universe is telling you to do all the cool things with the baby names,” wrote a Twitter user.

An 11-time world champion, Bolt retired after the 2017 World Championships in London where he suffered a hamstring injury in the final race of his career.

(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Alison Williams)

Filed under Sports

More from Sports

More →