Desperate times call for desperate measures.

With more than 1 million tickets to the Olympics in Rio unsold, one of the biggest sports stars in the world — Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt — was forced to issue a plea to Brazilians on Sunday, begging them to come out and watch track and field.

“Hey, I’m here in Rio . . . Ready to make history . . . so make sure you buy your tickets and come out and watch,” he said solemnly in a video posted to Twitter. “It’s going to be great.” Bolt will be trying to capture three gold medals in Rio.

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