Just days before Olympic legend's final race

Usain Bolt partied at a boozy BBQ days before his final race

The track legend danced with girls and taking a turn
on the decks at a barbecue celebrating a late
friend’s life at the family’s home in West London.

Days later he took the last leg in London’s World Athletics Championships

4x100m relay — but pulled up with acute cramp in his left hamstring.

A pal at the party said: “He was saying ‘Hi’ to everyone and he was very,
very flirtatious. I saw him kissing one of the girls. He was there until 6am.”

He swigged glasses of Hennessy cognac and Wray and Nephew rum.

Revellers were celebrating the life of high jumper Germaine Mason,
a childhood pal of Bolt in Jamaica who won a silver medal
for Team GB in 2008.

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He was seen drinking rum and cognac all night 

at the family barbecue

And Mason's sudden death at the age of 34 knocked Bolt so badly
that the eight-time Olympic gold medallist admitted
he could not face training.

Bolt said: “It was rough for me. At the start it really took us by
surprise and it kind of set me back a bit training-wise, because
mentally I wasn’t ready to even train for two weeks
or two and a half weeks.

“I had to take off and just try to collect myself.

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Usain Bolt was close pals with Germaine Mason and

helped carry the coffin

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The Jamaican also helped to dig the grave and admitted he

struggled to train for two weeks afterwards

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Bolt was clearly struggling to cope with his friend's tragic death

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Germaine Mason tragically lost his life in a motorcycle accident aged just 34

"So I'm just actually working hard now to try and get back to where I was, but I'm confident in myself and in my coach that we can get it done because we have done it for years and years.

"This year is no different, so it was tough, and I have to focus on what I need to do and I know my friend would want me to go out there and do my best as always and to be strong and to be focused on what needs to be done."

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Bolt introduced his girlfriend Kasi Bennett on his video post at burlesque club

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Usain Bolt was forced to settle for bronze in his final individual race

Bolt saw his hopes of a golden ending to his brilliant career ended at the World Championsips when he was beaten into third by drugs cheat Justin Gatlin and rising star Christian Coleman.

But the Jamaican shrugged off the defeat by partying at a London burlesque club.

Bolt and friends were spotted in the VIP area of The Box Soho, a club popular with celebrities and once visited by Prince Harry.

It is the second time the eight-time Olympic champion has taken in the sights on offer at the controversial venue, having also partied into the early hours there in March.