Bolt’s signed shoe from Beijing Worlds goes for `12 lakh

NEW DELHI: A signed running shoe belonging to Usain Bolt was sold for 16,000 euros (`12lakh) in an internet auction.

After 30 bids, the final amount doubled the initial expectations of the online auction house Catawiki that had valued the sports-themed lot at around 8,000 euro (`6lakh), reports Efe. The signed shoe belongs to a pair used by Bolt during the 2015 World Championship in Beijing during the 100m sprint, where he finished ahead of Justin Gatlin of the United States.

Apart from his gold in the 100m race, he won a further two golds in the 200m race and the 4A—100m relay. He was one of the stars of the recent Rio de Janeiro Olympics after winning the same three races and becoming the first athlete to earn three golds in the three track and field events at three Olympics in a row.

SERENA, KERBER QUALIFY FOR TOUR FINALS

LONDON: Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber, battling it out for the world number one ranking, are the first two women to qualify for the season-ending WTA Tour Finals in Singapore, the WTA said on Monday. World number one Williams, who leads Kerber by 190 points, has won the title five times but missed last year’s event through injury. Kerber, who won her first grand slam title at the Australian Open in January and who reached the final at Wimbledon, will be making her fourth appearance in the Oct. 23-30 event.