The celebrations certainly will be huge after this momentous achievement.
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Gwen Jorgensen, of the United States, waves after receiving the gold medal for winning the women’s triathlon event on Copacabana beach at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016.
TRIATHLON WINNER: Coming into the Rio Games, the USA had never won an Olympic triathlon gold medal. “So, I’m happy. I have relief it’s over”.
There is no doubt that Bolt has transformed his sport, if only by nearly single-handedly displacing the United States as the superpower of men’s sprinting.
Carter ran the leadoff leg for Jamaica’s 4x100m team when Bolt anchored them to a gold medal at Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium, where Bolt took the sport by storm with his first treble.
Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot won the 5,000m in an Olympic record time of 14 minutes, 26.17 seconds.
Michael Phelps has 23 golds, three silvers and two bronze medals, a total of 28.
Bolt has now won nine gold medals in his Olympic career, tying Carl Lewis and Paavo Nurmi for the most by a track athlete.
Bolt will now look ahead to the World Championships in London in 2017, in what will be his final competitive event before heading into retirement.
It was the culmination of eight years of sprint dominance and many years of hard work and sacrifice reaching its climax. We just put the bad times behind us and move forward, but I think we are going in the right direction. I’ve done like 500 since I’ve been here. “I’m going to stay up late and have fun”.
Asked in Rio whether this would be his final Games, he replied: “I want to say so”.
According to BBC, Bolt confirmed last February that he would still go to the 2017 World Championships after the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Germany beat Sweden 2-1 to win the gold medal for the first time in women’s soccer after winning the bronze three times.
It comes after Bolt’s mother Jennifer made it clear that once his Olympics career was over she wanted him to “settle down” so she could have some grandchildren.
“Words can’t describe that type of a guy and what he’s done for the sport. Everybody just appreciates what he’s done”, stated the 34-year-old Gay.
Bolt, who said at the start of the week that he would be an “immortal” if he claimed the ‘triple triple, ‘ had no doubt that he deserves more acclaim. The greatest track and field athlete of all time.
“He (Bolt) broke the barrier and showed people that anything is possible”, asserted Bromell, 1.73m (5’8″). It gives me goosebumps.
Sure, Donovan Bailey and Bruny Surin came before him, but De Grasse is his own man, penning his own story of greatness in Canadian sprinting. This string has both generated widespread disbelief and proven seemingly resistant to every well-intentioned effort at change.
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But then the best comment probably came from the legend’s mother. On the three Bolt nights, when the Jamaican has run in his three finals, the stands have been full and the vibe festive.
