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Bolt fit, ready: Olympic Games champ will compete in Glasgow and Copacabana

Usain Bolt in makes his trade celebratory gesture after the World Championships in Moscow. Bolt is expected to run at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland and in Copacabana beach in Brazil. [PHOTO:FILE/STANDARD]

Six-times Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt says he is ready to put in a good showing in the sprint relay at the Commonwealth Games after recovering from foot surgery and a hamstring injury.

The Jamaican, who missed nine weeks of training after surgery on his left foot in March, told Reuters he is back in sub-10 second shape after training twice a day to get ready for the Glasgow Games.

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