Usain Bolt (37, Jamaica), the “retired track and field emperor” whose millions of dollars have disappeared from his financial account, calmly accepted the situation, saying, “I will forget it for now.”
Usain Bolt’s signature Lightning Celebration. EPA Alliance
On the 28th (Korean time), Bolt attended the 50th anniversary ceremony of the Gibson McCook relay competition held in Kingston, Jamaica, and told local reporters such as Archyde.com. This is the first interview since reports surfaced that millions of dollars were missing from Vault financial accounts.
“It’s a tough situation,” Bolt said. Still, when I recall what I learned while competing for the rest of my life, I have to face reality now.” “I will leave the case to the lawyer and focus on my family. I will not think too much about it, and will forget about it for now.”
Bolt said he first noticed on the 13th that he had only $12,000 (about 15 million won) left in his SSL account at a Jamaican asset management company. Bolt reported this to SSL, who reported it to the police. It is said that Bolt has been trading with SSL for over 10 years and has put more than 15 billion won in retirement funds. Currently, a former SSL employee is under investigation for committing a large-scale fraud while at the company, raising the possibility that he may have touched Bolt’s account as well.
Bolt, considered one of the greatest track and field athletes in history, is known to have earned $33 million (approximately 41.05 billion won) in sponsorship money, prize money, and appearance fees in 2016 alone, when he was at his peak. Bolt, who retired in 2017, broke various world athletics records during his active career. He still holds the men’s 100m (9.58) and 200m (19.19) and 400m relay records (36.84). He won 8 gold medals in the Olympics alone, and 11 gold medals in the world championships.
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