I never knew from the start that this was going to happen to me and now it has it’s a brilliant feeling.
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The man who transcended track and became a world-class celebrity bid a blazing-fast farewell to the Rio de Janeiro Games – and, he insists, the Olympics altogether – Friday night with yet another anchor leg for the ages.
Earlier this year, Bolt revealed that he had been in a relationship for two years, telling the Telegraph that he was keen to keep his special lady out of the headlines. Bolt’s last gold was won with the Jamaican relay team, who came first in the 4X100-meters race before Japan and Canada.
A surprise Japan quartet came second, followed by the United States, who were disqualified to give Canada bronze.
“I’m trying to be one of the greatest”.
“I told the guys [relay team], “don’t give me too much work to do, make it easy”, Bolt said.
When Bolt roared to the finish line in the 200m final she told her 2,176 twitter followers: “This level of pride is unfathomable”. We get to know the women that owns the heart of the fastest man alive a little better. Nobody’s done that before, and nobody’s on the horizon to do it again soon.
Also represented by Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake and Nickel Ashmeade, Jamaica clocked 37.27 seconds to beat Japan by 0.33 seconds, with Canada taking bronze in 37.64.
That lasted about four steps. Thanks for setting the athletics world alight.
“I’m just happy to have done what I came here to do”, Bolt said “I’m just proud of myself”.
“And they did exactly that, I had no work to do, just to run to the line”. It’s come true. The pressure is real. “I look at it as an accomplishment”.
Musical selection for Bolt’s final parade around the track: Bob Marley’s “Jammin”.
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“It’s more than words can exprss now”, said one excited fan.
