London, Aug.6 Jamaican sprinter and world 100 meters champion Usain Bolt has said that he is ready for a showdown with main rival Tyson Gay.

According to The Sun, both are set to clash three times in three weeks in a battle of the fastest men on the planet.

Bolt, the triple Olympic sprint champion and Gay, the 2007 double world champ first go head-to-head in Berlin at the world championships, which run from August 15-23.

The pair are already booked to race over 100m in Brussels on September 4. But now could meet in Zurich on August 28.

American ace Gay, 26, admitted: "There have been discussions. People really want to see a one-off race." (ANI)