Bolt, Hooker in Lausanne Diamond League meet

Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt and Australian pole vaulter Steven Hooker will headline the Lausanne meet of the IAAF Diamond League circuit on July 8, organisers said Wednesday.

Bolt, the world and Olympic champion in the 100 and 200m - in both of which he is also world record holder (9.58 and 19.19sec respectively), will take part in the 200m at the Swiss lakeside venue.

The Jamaican won the event when he appeared at last year's Grand Prix event at Lausanne, clocking an impressive 19.59sec in pouring rain.

In the meeting to be held on a Thursday, Australia's world and Olympic pole vault champion Hooker will compete in the pole vault against the two other Berlin medallists, Romain Mesnil and Renaud Lavillenie of France. PARIS, AFP