"Lightning" Bolt donates for kids in China's quake zone_English

Special Report: 2008 Olympic Games

Liu Xuanguo (L front), vice general secretary of the Chinese Red Cross Foundation (CRCF), presents the certificate of donation to Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt (R front) during a donation ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 23, 2008. Usain Bolt, who won three gold medals in the men's 100m, men's 200m, and men's 4x100m relay competitions of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, donates 50,000 U.S. dollars through the CRCF to the children in the earthquake-hit areas of China on Saturday, and invites six earthquake-affected children to travel to Jamaica. (Xinhua/Wang Yongji)
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Usain Bolt is interviewed by a Xinhuanet reporter in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 23, 2008.
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"Lightning" Bolt donates for children in China's quake zone

BEIJING, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Triple Olympic sprint gold medalist Jamaican Usain Bolt on Saturday made a personal donation of 50,000 U.S. dollars to children in the earthquake-stricken Sichuan Province, and wished people there to "get through from the tragedy" and "move forward" with the inspiration of the Olympic Games.

"We came here, tried to perform well," said the Jamaican, who claimed the gold medals in men's 100m and 200m sprint as well as the 4x100m relay at the Beijing Olympic Games. "I hope people enjoy the games, forget the past and move on." Full story