Bolt Snags Olympic Double at world record pace
August 20, 2008
A second bolt of lightening struck the same place in did a few days ago in the magnificent Bird’s Nest in Beijing China today when Usain Bolt outclassed a word class field into becoming the first Olympic Sprint double medalist since 1984. Usain Bolt electrified thousands of viewers in the national stadium and billions worldwide running a stunning curve and all the way to the line to set a new world record of 19.30 seconds.
Usain bolt celebrating his world record 200m victory (phto by Chang W. Lee)
Usain has emmerged as the poster boy of the 2008 Olympic Games and rightfully so as his dominance of the 100m and 200m is well needed in a sport tainted by athletics using performance enhancing drugs. Bolt’s magnificent performance bring Jamaica’s medal haul so far to 6 medals – 3 gold and 3 silver.
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who said lightning can’t strike the same place twice, Go Jamaica! Go Bolt! Its obvious we have the fastest people in the world… little Jamaica
I WAS SO NERVOUS COULDN’T WAIT FOR THE RACE TO START. I WORK MATE RANG JUST BEFORE THE STARTING GUN WENT OF ALL I SAIDWAS “WHATEVER IT IS WAIT TILL THE RACE FINISH”. I HAD THE TELLY BLASTING SHUTTING SCREAMING CRYING JUMPING AROUND THE PLACE WHEN HE WAS AT A GOOD PACE IN FRONT RANG MY MUM JUST SCREAMING “HE’S DONE IT! HE’S DONE IT!”