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Usain Bolt to attend Commonwealth Games - as a spectator

Usain Bolt celebrates after winning 100M in a past event. [Photo: Courtesy]

Sprint legend Usain Bolt will attend next month's Commonwealth Games on Australia's Gold Coast to watch the 100-metres final, former Jamaican world champion Yohan Blake has revealed.

Bolt, 31, who retired from athletics after August's World Championships in London, has been busy preparing for a tilt at football and has also worked with Australia's cricketers to boost their running between the wickets.

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