Usain Bolt launches electric scooter business
By Bloomberg
16 May 2019 |
3:40 pm
Nine-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has launched his electric scooter business in France. He speaks with Bloomberg's Caroline Connan at Vivatech in Paris.
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