Delighted Usain Bolt reveals he is expecting his first child with girlfriend Kasi Bennett

Athlete Usain Bolt has confirmed he is expecting his first child with his girlfriend of five years, Kasi Bennett.

Taking to Instagram on Thursday morning, the sportsman, 33, shared a stunning snap of Kasi, 30, cradling her bump while adding the caption: 'I just want to say a KING or QUEEN is about to be HERE.'  

Fans soon flooded the comments with praise and congratulations for the happy couple, while Kasi also shared news on her own page.

The mum-to-be added captions on a series of images reading: 'Our golden child. Coming soon... Our greatest celebration... Our biggest blessing'.

Prior to the announcement, Usain revealed hopes to have children with his longtime girlfriend 'in the near future', following years of enjoying a low-key romance. 

He said: 'Something I've learnt is it's never a good time to have kids,' he said. 'It took me a while to figure that out. It's never a good time. You just have to buckle down and do it. It's in the near future, so, hopefully. We'll see.'

Chatting about his love-life last year, he told Daily Mail: ‘I’m not a single man but I just don’t put my love life out there that much.’