
Usain Bolt

Melaine Walker
Winner of the women 400m hurdles. Time 53.64
Jamaican are dominating, two
strike On the Same Day
August 21,
2008
Jamaica’s sensational sprinter
Usain Bolt crowned himself King of
the Sprint world when he blazed to victory in
the 200 meters yesterday, at the 29th Olympiads
in Beijing, China with a world record time of
19.30 seconds; becoming only the second runner
in 20 years to claim the sprint double.
He broke American Michael
Johnson’s 12
years record of 19.32 seconds that was set at
the Olympics in Atlanta in 1996.
The 21 year
old Bolt who turns 22 today, August 21st followed
his breathtaking win in the 100 meters last
Saturday where he also broke his own world record
- to produce another amazing run as he cruised
for an easy victory.
Bolt’s
parents and girlfriend were on the scene to
congratulate and celebrate with the master sprinter
who was so elated after the win that he proceeded
to do his signature reggae dance moves: the
"gully creep" and
"nineties rock"
– before hugging Olivia "Babsy"
Grange, Jamaica’s
Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and
Sports.
For his birthday,
Bolt
said, "I will just be chilling" He
thanked Jamaica and all sports fans saying his
mom was right when she said he wanted to win
the 200 meter race even more than the 100 meter.