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Yohan Blake named international ambassador

Updated on: 29 December,2022 09:46 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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He had teamed up with Bolt for the 4x100m relay gold in a world record at the London Games

Yohan Blake named international ambassador

Yohan Blake

Celebrated Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake was on Wednesday named as the international event ambassador for the 18th Tata Mumbai Marathon, to be held on January 15.Blake, the youngest 100m world champion ever, is the second fastest man of all time and famously finished behind countryman Usain Bolt in the 100m and 200m at the 2012 Olympics.


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He had teamed up with Bolt for the 4x100m relay gold in a world record at the London Games. “I’m hopeful that my involvement as the International Event Ambassador for Tata Mumbai Marathon will inspire athletes,” Blake said in a release.


“I’m super excited to be part of this iconic event that triggered a running revolution in India and turned the country into a global road running hub. Looking forward to visiting Mumbai.” Nicknamed The Beast by Bolt for his ruthless training regimen, Blake overcame a string of injuries to win a second 4x100m relay gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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