Bolt of Lightning Hits Mens Olympic 100m Final

Usain Bolt claimed the mens 100 meters Olympic gold medal in Beijing a couple of minutes ago and delivers a new world record to boot. Jamaican track star Usain Bolt streaked ahead his competition leaving them far behind him to finish the Olympic 100 meter final in emphatic fashion is just 9.69 seconds. It is Jamaica’s first gold medal in this event.

The race billed to be potentially the fastest 100 meters featured Usain Bolt as red hot favorite with fellow Jamaican former world record holder Asafa Powell expecting to get silver in the much vaunted race. As it turned out Bolt crossed the line looking like he had much more to spare, he shut down ten meters from the line seeing he was a clear meter and a half ahead and in fact started his celebrations before he had even crossed the line. Asafa Powell meanwhile finished in fifth place.

Usain Bolt 100m Olympic Final Video

The race was a foregone conclusion but was none the less a spectacle to behold. BBC commentator Colin Jackson, himself an Olympic medalist said “he is such an elegant runner”, and four time Olympic champion Micheal Johnson said “there is no one to touch him”.

Trinidad’s Richard Thompson took the silver medal in 9.89sec and American Walter Dix the bronze in 9.91sec.

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