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The fastest man and the Olympic great sprinter Usain Bolt and his spouse Kasi Bennett announced on Sunday the birth of twin boys and named them Thunder Bolt and Saint Leo Bolt. The couple shared the news on social media with a Father’s Day family photo, putting a lightning bolt emoji next to each of his children’s names in the caption, without informing when the twins were born.
Olympia Lightning Bolt ⚡️
Saint Leo Bolt ⚡️
Thunder Bolt ⚡️@kasi__b pic.twitter.com/Jck41B8j3J— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) June 20, 2021
Kasi Bennett also posted a shot of the couple posing with the twins and daughter Olympia Lightning Bolt and captioned it: “Happy Father’s Day to my forever love! @usainbolt You are the rock of this family and the greatest daddy to our little ones. We love you world without end!”
After the announcement, Twitter went crazy as his fans wished him and his family.
Lightning and Thunder ? Gonna be a storm around here. 😃Congratulations
— Cynthia Pottinger (@cynthiatricia) June 20, 2021
I feel like St Leo got shortchanged. I know it's Bolt's middle name but Lightning and Thunder, then St Leo. Feels wrong
— Author Sasha Strachan (@sasha_author) June 20, 2021
The All-time Olympic great sprinter, who has eight gold medals with his name, won at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Games, will not be competing at the Covid-delayed Tokyo Olympics next month after retiring announcement in 2017.
The fastest man in history, Bolt holds the world records for 100 meters and 200 meters. He is the only sprinter to win the 100m and 200m double at three consecutive Olympics. Bolt has won 23 major championship golds in an outstanding career.