Usain Bolt to race over 100m at Paris Diamond League meeting

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World 100m and 200m record holder Usain Bolt will race at the Paris Diamond League on 5 July but remains undecided on competing at the Commonwealth Games.

The Jamaican will line up in the 100m at the Stade de France, three weeks before the Commonwealth Games begin.

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Bolt says he would need to train if he were to face Britain's Mo Farah in a 600m challenge race

Bolt's manager told BBC Sport the Olympic champion was still undecided about competing in Glasgow and would make a decision nearer the time.

If he does compete, Bolt, 27, has said he is likely to focus on the 200m.

The Commonwealth Games start on 23 July and end on 3 August.

Bolt, now a six-time Olympic gold medallist, missed the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth events through injury.

"It's on my to-do list," he told BBC Radio 5 live in September. "I really want to do it, but I never go against my coach.

"I probably would run the 200m if I go because it's my favourite event."

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