Bolt to return to U.S. for New York race in June

Jamaica's Usain Bolt (L) speaks with his manager Nugent Walker after participating in his second race of the season during the Gibson Relays in Kingston, February 28, 2015. REUTERS/Gilbert Bellamy

(Reuters) - Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt will make his first appearance in the United States in five years when he competes in the Adidas Grand Prix Diamond League meeting in New York City on June 13, organisers said on Wednesday.

The Jamaican sprinter set his first 100 metres world record at the meeting in 2008 when he clocked 9.72 seconds. His only other appearance in the U.S. since then was to anchor a Jamaican 4x100 metres team at the 2010 Penn Relays.