DAEGU, South Korea – In one whirlwind week, Usain Bolt turned the biggest disappointment of his career into another golden show capped with a world record even he believed was not within him this year.
After opening with a false start in 100 final last Sunday, Usain Bolt again produced the amazing in his closing race of the world championships — anchoring Jamaica to a world record in the 4×100-meter relay.
When the first three runners passed the baton, Bolt seized the moment.
“I said, ‘Why not give my all.’ I kept saying: ‘I can do this. I can do this,’” he said.
And when Bolt is convinced, the clock usually obliges.
Fittingly, Jamaica’s yellow-green-and-black flag was the last one rising into the night over Daegu Stadium, and Bolt spread his giant arms wide to soak in the occasion.
“For me, it was just to go out there fast,” Bolt said. “We did just that.”
One day after winning gold in the 200, Bolt was devastating down the home stretch of the relay and threw his yellow-clad chest across the line for a time of 37.04 seconds — the only world record in nine days of competition.
“This record was a great achievement,” Bolt said. “I finished the
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