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Usain and tax woes - Mo Farah wins 3000m

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The Telegraph Online Published 28.07.13, 12:00 AM
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London: Usain Bolt sprinted to a second Diamond League victory inside 24 hours in London on Saturday. However, this may turn out to be his last race in England.

Exactly a year after the start of the 2012 Summer Games, Bolt anchored a Jamaican relay team to victory in the Olympic Stadium at the London leg of the Diamond League — this year also called the Anniversary Games.

The Racers Track Club finished the 4x100 race in 37.74 seconds, a day after Bolt's victory in the individual sprint in the London stadium where he swept three gold medals last year.

The 26-year-old Bolt led home teammates Mario Forsythe, Kemar Bailey-Cole and Warren Weir ahead of France and Canada.

“I’m the team leader and I try to keep them focused and give them wisdom,” Bolt said.

“It is always beautiful and always wonderful in London, I really enjoy it here,” Bolt said. “It is just an extremely great stadium and I am happy.”

Bolt isn’t happy, though, with the country’s tax laws.

He only returned to London to compete because the British government agreed to an amnesty that allowed international athletes to compete tax-free at this meet as they did at the Olympics.

Bolt said returning here to race “depends on what the tax laws say, if they say it’s OK I will be here next year”.

A tax exemption is in place for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next year, but Bolt is not committing to competing in the Scottish city.

And the government does not appear willing to waive its tax rules whenever it suits Bolt.

Mo Farah also made a winning return to the Olympic Stadium, treating the home crowd to a dominant victory in the 3,000 m.

The Briton produced a devastating final lap, storming in front with around 500 to go to win in 7 minutes, 36.85 seconds - more than five seconds ahead of Ryan Hill of the United States.

(Agencies)

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