Usain Bolt Has Twin Boys, Their Names Take Social Media By Storm
Usain Bolt revealed the news on social media with a Father's Day family photo, showing a lightning bolt emoji next to each of his children's names.
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Usain Bolt and his partner announced on Sunday the birth of twin boys
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The twins have been named Thunder Bolt and Saint Leo Bolt
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Bolt revealed the news on social media with a Father's Day family photo
All-time Olympic great sprinter Usain Bolt and his partner Kasi Bennett announced on Sunday the birth of twin boys, who have been named Thunder Bolt and Saint Leo Bolt. Bolt revealed the news on social media with a Father's Day family photo, showing a lightning bolt emoji next to each of his children's names in the caption, without stating when the twins were born. Bennett also posted a shot of the couple posing with the twins and daughter Olympia Lightning Bolt captioned: "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!"
Olympia Lightning Bolt
— Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) June 20, 2021
Saint Leo Bolt
Thunder Bolt@kasi__b pic.twitter.com/Jck41B8j3J
Olympia Lightning was born in May 2020 but the name was only announced two months later.
Twitter went into a frenzy after Bolt posted the family picture.
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
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.
— Patricia Gillett (@PattieGillett) June 20, 2021
Wishing nothing but joy for this beautiful family.
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.
— Patricia Gillett (@PattieGillett) June 20, 2021
Wishing nothing but joy for this beautiful family.
The 34-year-old Bolt, who won eight gold medals at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Games, will not be competing at the Covid-delayed Tokyo Olympics next month after retiring in 2017.
The fastest man in history, Bolt holds the world records for 100 metres and 200 metres. He is the only sprinter to win the 100m and 200m double at three consecutive Olympics.
Bolt, who won 23 major championship golds in a glittering career, tried to turn to professional football after his track career ended, but failed to secure a contract and retired from all sport in 2019.
"It was a good experience. I really enjoyed just being in a team and it was must different from track and field and it was fun while it lasted," he said at the time.