Games 'Very Important' For Bolt

Superstar athlete Usain Bolt insisted it was very important'' to him to compete in the Commonwealth Games after touching down in Glasgow today. The fastest man of all time is the leading name at the Games and will run in the 4x100 metres relay on the final day of the athletics at Hampden Park. The Jamaican landed at Glasgow Airport this afternoon on a flight from London wearing sunglasses and a black baseball cap, giving the thumbs up to a bagpiper who played for his arrival in the domestic area. A large crowd gathered to cheer and take pictures of the athlete who only momentarily appeared on an escalator before collecting his baggage and leaving by a side exit. He has eight world titles under his belt and six Olympic gold medals, having won the 100 metres, 200m and 4x100m in Beijing and then again in London two years ago. The arrival of the star is regarded as hugely important for the athletics in Glasgow, given that Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katarina Johnson-Thompson will be absent. Speaking at a media conference held shortly after his arrival, Bolt said:I don't think anyone has dropped on purpose." It happens in the Olympics, it happens in the World Championships. It's one of those things.'' Bolt also buried his head in his hands while laughing when asked if he had any plans to pull out himself. ''That's a very weird question,'' he said. ''I am here to run. Why else would I travel all this way to Glasgow? I will be running, definitely.'' An injury earlier in the season means he is restricting himself to just the relay rather than the individual sprints, causing some to question why he has taken on such a journey for just the one event. But he told the conference at the SECC of his ambition to be a Commonwealth athlete and that he will be running in the heats of the relay as well in order to get his fitness right. ''For me it was very important (to be here),'' he said. ''I expressed it to my coach and I am happy to be here. I have always wanted to compete in the Games. The first one in Australia (in 2006) I strained my hamstring and in 2010 in India it was in October, which is a bad time for me." ''I got injured earlier in this season and I didn't want to take anyone's spot so I decided 'why not just come in the 4x100m?'''