Bolt wins record 4th straight 200m

Usain Bolt cemented his place as the world’s fastest man by sealing double sprint gold and beating Justin Gatlin for a second time at the World Championships in Beijing today.

Steve Cram has declared Usain Bolt as the “greatest” sprinter of all time following his performance at the World Athletics Championships.

Only a hundredth of a second had separated Bolt from Gatlin in the 100m final, with the Jamaican clinging onto his crown, and many expected the longer distance to be decided by another razor-thin margin.

As bolt celebrated a record tenth world gold – American Allyson Felix won her ninth after dominating the 400 metre final.

“It means a lot to me”, said Bolt, who did not even let being knocked over by a cameraman on a segway ruin his celebrations.

But the way Gatlin has overcome controversy over his four-year doping suspension midway through his career has shown that the American has an uncanny way of focusing on the task at hand. “When I jumped over the fence I gave a guy who was calling me my spikes to hold”, he said. That is the way I look at it. He knows how to get me prepared, how to get me right. Having been the favorite heading into the 100m final, Gatlin failed to produce his best as Bolt again delivered on the big stage, applying pressure that left his rival mistiming his lunge toward the line.

But sandwiched between Britain’s Zharnel Hughes and Jobodwana, Bolt, in fult tilt after an electrifying bend, responded by moving into his famed “drive phase”, unleashing the full power from his long legs.

Bolt is scheduled to race the 4x100m relay heats with his Jamaican teammates on Saturday.

Shortly after winning another 200-meter race at the world championships, Usain Bolt was accidentally taken down by a clumsy cameraman on a two-wheel vehicle.

South Africa’s Anaso Jobodwana took home bronze after recording a time of 19.87s. “He knows what to do when it comes to major championships, so credit to him and congratulations”. “I’m just going to prepare myself for next year, for the Olympics, and come out even stronger”.

The other gold medal decided on Thursday night went to Anita Wlodarczyk in the women’s hammer throw, the Pole winning with a championship record of 80.85m.

The American snatched gold from Cuba’s Pedro Pablo Pichardo with the penultimate jump, soaring out to 18.21 metres at the Bird’s Nest stadium.