Bolt roadshow continues at Zurich Golden League

The presence of Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt has guaranteed that the fifth of the six-leg Golden League this evening will be a sell-out after his treble world gold medal haul.

The Letzigrund Stadium has long sold out its 26,000 tickets, largely based around an expectant crowd who will be treated to the stars of the recently-concluded World Championships in Berlin.

Bolt, who set new world records in the 100 and 200m (9.58 and 19.19 seconds), will not however be up against Tyson Gay, who claimed silver in the worlds 100m but did not compete further after aggravating a groin injury.

Despite his warning that he was not hunting a new world record after his blistering 100m run in Berlin, nothing can be taken for granted with Bolt up against compatriot Asafa Powell, Americans Darvis Patton and Michael Rodgers, and the Trinidad and Tobago duo of Richard Thompson and Marc Burns.

Powell equalled a then-world record of 9.77 in Zurich three years ago, and spectators can be guaranteed a thrilling spectacle no matter what Bolt promised after the worlds.

Bolt aside, there will be a host of world winners on show, not least Kenenisa Bekele, who emulated his Olympic double with a world double in the 5,000-10,000m.

Unlike Bolt, Bekele is one of four athletes still on course for the one-million-dollar Golden League jackpot for winning all their races on the circuit this season.

In the women's events, Jamaican Kerron Stewart and American Sanya Richards remain unbeaten in the 100m and 400m respectively.

The fourth athlete unbeaten so far on the Golden League circuit is Russian Yelena Isinbayeva, who caused the biggest shock in the worlds when she suffered just her second loss in six years after failing to nail a single vault, failing to even make the podium.