MIPCOM: BBC1 has secured a new two-part documentary about Olympic and 100m record holder Usain Bolt.

Zodiak Rights made the pre-sale for Usain Bolt: The Fastest Man Alive.

The doc features exclusive access to the world renowned athlete and will be produced by French indie Elephant Doc for France 2.

The first film, Usain Bolt: The Fastest, paints an intimate portrait of the fastest man on earth in his home environment, featuring the friends who helped him get to the top as well as his first coast, relatives and the Jamaican national coach. It will be available from March 2012.

The second, Usain Bolt: The Legend, will feature the build up to the 2012 London Olympics and will trace the sprinter’s preparation before featuring the Games themselves as he attempts to win more gold medals. It will be available immediately after the Olympics.

Both hour-long films are directed and produced by Gael Leiblang.

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