Usain Bolt leads Jamaica to a World Record as he rewrites history himself
August 11, 2012 -- Updated 2108 GMT (0508 HKT)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- 4x100m team of Carter, Frater, Blake and Bolt post World Record time of 36.85 secs
- Usain Bolt wins three gold medals for the second successive Olympic games
- Team USA second at 37.04 secs after Bolt pulls away in the final leg of the race
- Canada are disqualified after the race and the bronze medal is given to Trinidad & Tobago
He pulled away from Team
USA anchor Ryan Bailey about half way through the final leg to cross the
line in a time of 36.84 seconds, beating the previous record of 37.04
seconds.
The Jamaican team seemed
to show no concern that regular anchor Asafa Powell was missing through
injury, as they eased up the gears and ensured some perfect baton
changes to keep in their destiny in their own hands.
The crowd cheered not
only a perfect end to Jamaica's campaign but also a great end to all the
action within the Olympic stadium. And Bolt was celebrating with them,
doing the 'Mo-Bot' -copying the celebration of British athlete Mo Farah -
as he followed his 100m and 200m golds with a relay victory.
Bolt has now won seven
out of eight of the major athletics competitions, only missing out on a
World Championship 100m title in South Korea due to a false start.
The United States claimed silver in a national record of 37.04sec, which matched the previous World Record.
Meanwhile, Canada's team
of Jared Connaughton, Gavin Smellie, Oluseyi Smith and Justyn Warner
crossed the line in third, but were disqualified after Connaughton ran
outside his lane on the third leg. The bronze has been given to Trinidad
and Tobago.
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