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Usain Bolt says The Freeze is ‘too quick’ to race

Christian Coleman (from left), Usain Bolt and Jimmy Vicaut race toward the finish line of the men's 100m final during day two of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 at The London Stadium on Aug. 5, 2017 in London.

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Christian Coleman (from left), Usain Bolt and Jimmy Vicaut race toward the finish line of the men's 100m final during day two of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 at The London Stadium on Aug. 5, 2017 in London.
By Juliakate E Culpepper
March 30, 2018

Retired Olympic runner Usain Bolt doesn’t want to face “The Freeze.”

Responding to a tweet by NBC Sports Philadelphia that theorized Bolt is the costumed runner in the Atlanta Braves’ promotion “Beat the Freeze”, Bolt wrote “The Freeze” is too quick for him to race.

"The Freeze", who raced in the SunTrust Park outfield all last season, won his first race of the 2018 season Thursday on Opening Day.

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