The unveiling of the Usain Bolt statue will be done this Sunday.

Minister of sports Olivia Grange made the declaration yesterday after visiting the site on statue road in Independence Park where the sculpture will be mounted.

The statue was due to be unveiled during heritage week in October, but the unveiling ceremony was postponed because of rain.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness will unveil the statue in a special ceremony scheduled to begin at 5:30 pm.

Several notable figures in local and international sports including victor Lopez, the president of the North American Central American and Caribbean athletics association will be in attendance

IAAF president Lord Sebastien Coe will also participate in the ceremony by way of a recorded message.

The sculpture was designed by renowned Jamaican sculptor Basil Watson who is also working on sculptures of shelly Ann Fraser Pryce, veronica Campbell brown and Asafa Powell.