<p>Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will earn an estimated $10 million a year in a sponsorship deal with German sportswear company Puma that will take him to the end of his career.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Jamaican, the highest earner in his sport, will remain with Puma until after the 2016 Olympics when he will seek to add to his six gold medals.<br /><br />Bolt, 27, signed up with Puma as a teenager a decade ago and the renewal of the contract is a fillip for a brand struggling to keep pace with larger rivals Adidas and Nike.<br /><br />Bolt will be paid $10 million for each of the next three seasons and the same amount if he competes again in 2017 when London hosts the world championships, an industry source said.<br /><br />Once he retires from competition, he will be paid $4 million per year to act as a Puma ambassador, the source added.<br /><br />Forbes estimated that Bolt was paid $9 million annually under his current deal that expires at the end of the year.<br /></p>
<p>Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt will earn an estimated $10 million a year in a sponsorship deal with German sportswear company Puma that will take him to the end of his career.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Jamaican, the highest earner in his sport, will remain with Puma until after the 2016 Olympics when he will seek to add to his six gold medals.<br /><br />Bolt, 27, signed up with Puma as a teenager a decade ago and the renewal of the contract is a fillip for a brand struggling to keep pace with larger rivals Adidas and Nike.<br /><br />Bolt will be paid $10 million for each of the next three seasons and the same amount if he competes again in 2017 when London hosts the world championships, an industry source said.<br /><br />Once he retires from competition, he will be paid $4 million per year to act as a Puma ambassador, the source added.<br /><br />Forbes estimated that Bolt was paid $9 million annually under his current deal that expires at the end of the year.<br /></p>