Canada’s Andre de Grasse took bronze in 9.91, reports Xinhua.
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If he does the same in the 200m, the last piece to his historic performance would be the 4x100m relay. “This is the Olympics that I have to do it at”. I mean, if Bolt can do sub-19 seconds as he’s hoping to do in the 200-meter race, will that happen? In his 10 races over 100m at the Olympic Games, Bolt has only gone over 10 seconds on three occasions – all in the first round, with an average time of 9.89 seconds.
“He runs just like me”, Usain Bolt says of Canadian sprinter.
Speaking of world records – a few minutes before Bolt’s race, world champion Wayde van Niekerk of South Africa eclipsed what many thought was the most-unbreakable mark in the book – Michael Johnson’s 17-year-old run of 43.18 seconds in 400 meters.
“I was exhausted going into the final”. “But I guess some people are more vocal than others”.
Not long after Bolt’s victory lap, NBC announcer Bob Costas suggested Bolt may be bigger even than Jamaican music legend Bob Marley.
When Gatlin walked out for the 100 final in Rio de Janeiro, the boos resounded around the Olympic Stadium because of that. “It’s a good start and I’m happy”.
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt is still the fastest man alive.
Looking at the medal tally for the 2016 Rio Olympics, USA is leading with 27 gold, 25 silver and 26 bronze while China is second with 15 gold, 14 silver and 18 bronze.
“I’m going to leave it all on the track and do the best I possibly can”, he added.
But it was a photo by Getty Images’ Cameron Spencer that was rapidly being shared around the world on Monday and attracting the praise of U.S. commentators as capturing “the essence of Bolt so perfectly”, and “pretty much Bolt’s whole career in one photo”.
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Right now, the only person to come close to Bolt’s 2009 record of 19.19 seconds is Jamaican teammate Yohan Blake, who ran a 19.26 in 2011, but Blake hasn’t broken 20 seconds since 2013. “I’ve learned to move on from things that I really don’t understand or things that don’t turn out the way I wanted”.
