“Bolt has etched his name as the greatest sprinter the world has ever seen”.
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It’s not the first time Bolt has been captured in an incredible photo. “I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s semi-finals”. The legendary athlete silenced all doubts over his form with a brisk 9.86 seconds to win the second semi-final in the event. Yohann Blake, a silver medal victor at the London Games four years ago, clocked a time of 20.13 seconds while Nickel Ashmeade finished with a time of 20.15.
But the most iconic act from that race has to be Bolt’s smile as he looks sideways when approaching the finishing line.
Nobody who witnessed him run down double-doper Justin Gatlin to win the 100m in 9.81 seconds or the millions tuning in worldwide for the most-watched TV moment of the Games would have begrudged the hyperbole.
Bolt won a third successive 100m title on Sunday to set up his bid to repeat his haul of three gold medals in the 100, 200 and 4x100m relay at both the Beijing and London OLympics in 2008 and 2012 respectively. “Akani Simbine from SA, Justin Gatlin from the US, Jimmy Vicaut from France, Usain Bolt from Jamaica, Canada’s Andre De Grasse, Ivory Coast’s en Youssef Meite and Yohan Blake cross the finish line”.
Speaking previously, he said: “I’m happy and I’m proud of myself”.
Bolt has said he’s planning to hang up his running shoes for good soon.
The American said he had already moved on from the disappointment of being beaten once again at a major championship by Bolt after winning silver in the 100. Despite pulling his hamstring last month, Bolt cruised to his third straight gold in the 100 metres in 9.81 seconds.
He explained: “Somebody said I can become immortal”.
“I came here to achieve three gold medals”. Bolt started pulling away from Gatlin with about 30 meters left.
“I have to keep that belief every day that I can go out there and win the gold”, said Gemili.
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Merritt, who took the bronze in an epic 400 meters, won the eighth heat in 20.15 but told NBC afterward that he was still feeling the effects of the first half of his 2016 double and it comes down to “keeping this NASCAR together”.
