Eight-time Olympic sprinting gold medalist Usain Bolt is seen during a training session with the Central Coast Mariners at Central Coast Stadium in Gosford, Australia, August 28, 2018. AAP/Brendan Esposito/via REUTERS
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Usain Bolt's Central Coast Mariners debut will pit him against a grab bag of office workers, students and factory hands in an amateur side that have no intention of giving the Olympic sprint champion an easy ride, their captain Matt Page has said.
The Jamaican's hopes of winning a professional contract in the Australian top flight will be tested on Friday when the Mariners play an amateur select side at their sleepy base in Gosford, north of Sydney.
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