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MELBOURNE, Australia -- Usain Bolt is set to compete and lead a team in the new Nitro Athletics concept that will kick off with a three-night series next February.Bolt, who won the 100- and 200-meter sprints and the 4x100 relay gold medals at the Beijing, London and Rio de Janeiro Olympics, attended the launch in Melbourne on Friday to explain a format that features a mix of power, endurance and team events in sprints, distance and field disciplines.This will be track and field as its never been seen before and thats why Im involved -- not only as a competitor, but also as a team captain, said Bolt, the world-record holder in the 100 and 200 and the most dominant sprinter of all time. Nitro Athletics is what track and field needs -- a fresh way to present the sport.The first series will be held at Melbournes Lakeside Stadium and feature six teams of 24 athletes: 12 women and 12 men.Bolt, who has never raced in Australia, will reportedly receive $1 million for his involvement in the series, which is backed by Athletics Australia and the Victoria state government.During his visit Down Under, Bolt narrowly avoided being kicked by a racehorse in the mounting yard on Oaks day during the Melbourne Cup carnival and was a regular feature in the news.Athletics Australia director John Steffensen, a former Commonwealth Games 400-meter champion, said Bolts participation would give the event global appeal.The headline act of Nitro Athletics Melbourne is the biggest name in all of sport, Steffensen said. No other sport has an athlete like Usain Bolt -- hes the fastest human on the planet.The 30-year-old Bolt is expected to retire from elite sprinting after the world championships in London next year, but hasnt ruled out returning to represent Jamaica at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, in Queensland state. Drew Bledsoe Womens Jersey . World champions Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won the gold medal with 237.71 points, Moore-Towers and Moscovitch followed at 208.45 and Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia were third at 187. Irving Fryar Patriots Jersey . Laudrup revealed Thursday he was notified of his dismissal in "the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary. https://www.patriotssportsgoods.com/Womens-Rob-Gronkowski-Inverted-Jersey/ .S. Open champion Justin Rose birdied the first hole with a blind shot he hit to a foot of the pin, and he stayed in front Tuesday until he completed a 4-under 67 for a two-shot lead over Jason Dufner in PGA Grand Slam of Golf. Tom Brady Patriots Jersey . -- Matt Ryan needed one of the best games of his career to lead the Falcons and their depleted offence out of their three-game losing streak last week. John Hannah Patriots Jersey . But by the time the game started, the Toronto Raptors forward felt even worse. And, for three quarters, it showed as Gay shot a woeful three-for-13 from the field.BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox have activated left-hander Franklin Morales from the disabled list. Righty Alfredo Aceves was optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket to make room on the roster. The Red Sox announced the moves Tuesday. Morales made five rehab starts in the miinors and went 1-1 with a 3.dddddddddddd18 ERA. Aceves has appeared in seven games with the Red Sox this season, going 2-1 with a 6.57 ERA. He allowed one run in six innings to earn the victory in Bostons 9-3 win over the Phillies on Monday night. ' ' '