Written by: Nekisha Cyrus
It seems like the world’s fastest man is joining the OPUS Family.
Jamaican track legend, Usain Bolt has partnered with OPUS, the producers of the finest luxury books of some of the most iconic names in the world of sports, fashion, music, and entertainment, to release ‘Bolt – The Opus’. The luxury limited-edition publication will capture some of the most iconic Olympic memories and never-before-seen photographs of Bolt’s greatest moments.
Some of Bolt’s iconic and record-breaking moments include (8) Olympic golds, (11) world champion titles, triple world record holder winning of (3) gold medals at (3) consecutive Olympic Games, and also his 4-time Laureus World Sportsman of the Year awards since his retiring in 2017.
‘Bolt -The Opus’ will be the largest and most luxurious celebration of athletic’s greatest icon. It will measure 60cm x 40cm, weight 17kg, with over 260 pages printed on luxurious silk paper, and use high definition photography in the most unique way like never before. It will be in a hand-made clamshell presentation case with the release being followed by a limited number of editions that will be personally signed by Usain making it the greatest tribute to Usain Bolt ever.
In a video shared by OPUS since the announcement, Bolt can be seen thanking them and expressing his eager anticipating the release of the publication.
“Hi OPUS Usain Bolt here, I am happy to be a part of the family, looking forward to the book. Listen I’m a record breaker so let’s break some records, let’s go”.
“I was given the Manchester United OPUS as a gift a few years ago and am thrilled to finally have The Official Usain Bolt Opus. I have seen some sample pages already and am excited that it is going to look amazing and capture all the biggest moments in my career.”
Opus also hinted that more information about the upcoming project will be revealed in the upcoming months and the first editions will be ready for release and shipping later this year.
We’re surely excited about its release, are you?
And in some music-related Usain Bolt news, Dancehall fans can expect some new music produced by Usain to be dropping very soon. Sharing via his Instagram, Bolt teased a snippet of the upcoming music video release ‘Stop it’ from Jamaican Dancehall sensation Shaneil Muir which will be dropping very soon, so stay tuned!
Sources include: https://buzz-caribbean.com, https://www.sportsmax.tv
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