Just have fun, Bolt tells youth Olympians

Champion sprinter Usain Bolt is not seen in action these days due to a back problem.

Usain Bolt

Champion sprinter Usain Bolt is not seen in action these days due to a back problem. Probably, his fitness worries have kept him away from Singapore too where he was expected to cheer participants of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games which get under way in on Saturday.

But he has some words of wisdom for the junior athletes. "My advice to the athletes going to Singapore is to first of all have fun. Just remember all the hard training you did, do what you enjoy and you will always succeed," he said.

The Jamaican has since ruled himself out of the rest of the 2010 season because his back problem that affects his striding power.