Jerome Boateng half-brother of Ghanaian striker Kevin-Prince Boateng has bid Usain Bolt farewell as he ends his career in track and field.

Usain Bolt has won eight Olympic gold and holds the record time in both 100 and 200 metres in the World Athletic Championship and the Olympics.

He announced earlier that the 2017 World Athletic Championship is going to be his final competition as an athlete, but he was beaten to the 100 metres race by American Justin Gatlin in his last individual race.

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Tributes have poured in from all corners for Usain Bolt and Jerome Boateng, who won the 2014 FIFA World Cup with Germany took to his Twitter handle to pay his glowing tribute to the legendary Jamaican sprinter.

Jerome Boateng and his elder Brother Kevin Prince Boateng met Usain Bolt during the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil.