Usain Bolt put an exclamation point on his performance at the London Olympics with another gold medal and another world record.
Running the anchor leg in the men's 4x100-meter relay, Bolt helped the Jamaican team win the gold medal in 36.84 seconds, a new world record. Just days after declaring himself "the greatest athlete to live," the charismatic 25-year-old sprinter went back to work bolstering his argument.Jamaica entered the race as a heavy favorite, but there were several other talented teams in the field as well. When Jamaica's entire unit runs its race, however, it is unbelievably difficult for other teams to keep up.
Veteran Asafa Powell was unable to run in the race because of a groin injury, but the younger Jamaicans were able to pick up the slack. Powell wasn't a part of the relay team's world-record effort back in 2011, but most expected him to handle one of the legs in London. He was the anchor in Beijing and ended up finishing off Jamaica's golden performance four years ago.The moment definitely was a crowd pleaser as the Olympic Stadium erupted with excitement when the race began, but after the Jamaican team were announced as winners it appeared that the 50,000 fans in the stadium went wild like never seen before at the London Olympics as they were delighted as anything with Usain Bolt is a fan favorite.
Take a look at the photos of Usain Bolt and his team winning the 4x100 meter relay. This is Usain Bolt's third gold medal at the summer games.
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