Beijing: Jamaica's Usain "Lightning" Bolt roared to gold in the 200 metres on Wednesday to become the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to win an Olympic sprint double.
Bolt, whose father says owes his speed and power to the local yam vegetable, charged to a world record time of 19.30 seconds, falling to the floor in joy at the end.
"I'm Number One," he mouthed at TV cameras, beating his chest and blowing kisses at the 91,000 crowd in the Bird's Nest.
Bolt had won the 100m there in swashbuckling style at the weekend, also setting a world record.
This time, he again joked on his way to the block, firing an imaginary arrow in the air, but looked deadly serious as he opened up a big gap and steamed through the finishing line to beat Michael Johnson's 1996 record by two hundredths of a second.
Nine men have now won the double sprint in Olympic history.
Bolt, who turns 22 on Thursday, has established himself as the joint hero of the Games along with American swimmer Michael Phelps who took an unprecedented eight golds.
Just as Phelps's exploits in the Water Cube, passing Mark Spitz's 1972 Munich record, have thrilled Americans, so Bolt has swelled national pride across his Caribbean homeland.
The lanky runner started sprinting only when a school cricket coach noticed his speed as a fast bowler.
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Bolt, whose father says owes his speed and power to the local yam vegetable, charged to a world record time of 19.30 seconds, falling to the floor in joy at the end.
"I'm Number One," he mouthed at TV cameras, beating his chest and blowing kisses at the 91,000 crowd in the Bird's Nest.
Bolt had won the 100m there in swashbuckling style at the weekend, also setting a world record.
This time, he again joked on his way to the block, firing an imaginary arrow in the air, but looked deadly serious as he opened up a big gap and steamed through the finishing line to beat Michael Johnson's 1996 record by two hundredths of a second.
Nine men have now won the double sprint in Olympic history.
Bolt, who turns 22 on Thursday, has established himself as the joint hero of the Games along with American swimmer Michael Phelps who took an unprecedented eight golds.
Just as Phelps's exploits in the Water Cube, passing Mark Spitz's 1972 Munich record, have thrilled Americans, so Bolt has swelled national pride across his Caribbean homeland.
The lanky runner started sprinting only when a school cricket coach noticed his speed as a fast bowler.
Source : Sify