World’s fastest man, Usain Bolt bid a blazing-fast farewell to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics by completing his unprecedented ‘triple triple’ and won gold as Jamaica won the 4 x 100m relay final in Rio. Usain Bolt recorded his ninth Olympic gold with this win.
Bolt who took the baton from Nickel Ashmeade after Asafa Powell and Yohan Blake had made the early running, crossed the finish line in 37.27secs to trigger a thunderous ovation from the crowd.
Japan won a surprise silver in 37.60 seconds while the United States claimed bronze in 37.62 but was later disqualified for what appeared to be a handover violation, with Canada moving up to bronze medal position.
“There you go, I am the greatest. I am just relieved. It’s happened. I am just happy, proud of myself. It’s come true. The pressure is real. I look at it as an accomplishment”, Bolt said after his win.
The 29 year old had won the 100m and 200m in Rio and is the only man to win all three sprint events at three Games. He also
has won gold in all the events he participated in since the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
BBC reports that Bolt intends to retire after the 2017 World Championships in London and will not compete at Tokyo 2020, at which point he will be nearly 34.
Congratulations once more to Usian Bolt.
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