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Access to Usain Bolt has been scarce for the media desperate to speak with arguably the biggest star of the Rio 2016 Games as he prepares to defend his three Olympic titles

However, a group of children from underprivileged communitites surrounding the Jamaican track and field team's training base were invited to meet the reigning 100m, 200m and 4x100m champion on Tuesday (2 August) morning

In a post on his Facebook page, Bolt shared a photo of him doing his trademark lightning bolt pose with dozens of kids from favela communities located close to the Navy Physical Education Centre in the Penha neighbourhood, which the Jamaicans are using as their pre-Games training base

“They say these children are from the most dangerous communities (favelas) here in Rio

They are our future and I'm very happy I got to meet them,” Bolt wrote

Usain Bolt keeps it simple as he prepares to make history at Rio 2016 The main man has landed: Usain Bolt touches down in Rio ahead of Olympic Games Bolt and the rest of the Jamaican team are expected to move into the Olympic Village on Wednesday (3 August), two days before the opening ceremony at the Maracanã

Bolt's bid to retain the three titles he won at the Beijing 2008 and London 2012 Games will begin on 13 August with the 100m heats

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