USAIN Bolt's father has died at 68 after a long battle with illness.
Wellesley Bolt, who oversaw the eight-time Olympic gold medallist's rise to glory, passed away on Monday in Jamaica, local media confirmed.
He was a well-respected figure in the tight-knit community of Sherwood Content in Trelawny, on Jamaica's northern coast.
He ran a small grocery shop and played a pivotal role in the early success of his world-famous son Usain.
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