Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20: Usain Bolt ended his career on a high as he completed the epic 'Triple Treble' after he helped Jamaica win the 4x100m relay today (August 20).
Bolt won his third gold medal at the Rio Olympics 2016 and 9th overall. He has won all the 9 races he had competed in the 3 Olympic games (3 100m, 3 200m and 3 4x100m races).
The superman from Jamaica was the fourth and the last sprinter in his team today. He had received the yellow baton from teammate Ashmeade. He ran his hurt in the last lap completed the race clinching the gold with ease.
Japan was .33 seconds behind the winning team as they bagged silver followed by Canada. Team USA were disqualified due to baton passing debacle.
As Bolt clinches his 9th Olympics gold medal, people around the world saluted the champion sprinter on Twitter.
Here are some of the tweets hailing Usain Bolt:
What an honour to have witnessed the phenomenal athletic career of #UsainBolt. Congratulations to team Jamaica #4x100m #Gold
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) August 20, 2016
TicTacBolt #tripletriple #tripletreble #bolt #GOAT #9inarow #usainbolt #rio2016 #⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ #JAM #gold pic.twitter.com/XleRJB8ZlS
— Eduardo R. Campos (@E_Campos_) August 20, 2016
Running Legend #UsainBolt #GOAT pic.twitter.com/zKXkPC4gLb
— Deyyan (@Deyyan_97) August 20, 2016
Oh look heres Usain Bolt training for #Rio2016 #JAM #UsainBolt pic.twitter.com/sigTVVOnpP
— Insta: faisaltreshah (@FaisalTreShah) August 20, 2016
You can't beat a fast man.#UsainBolt 🏃🏿
— Imran Usman (@sulimran) August 20, 2016
#UsainBolt won 3 Gold in 3 Races in 3 straight Olympics. #Respect
— Haatim Tau (@HaatimTau) August 20, 2016
New SI Unit of Speed will be #Bolt. #Rio2016
It may be a long long time before we see someone match the #TripleTriple of #UsainBolt. What a legend. What a personality.
— Deependra Tandon (@dtandon) August 20, 2016
🐐 #GOAT #UsainBolt pic.twitter.com/aGDIGMfDTF
— Hunter Douglas (@HunterDouglas6) August 20, 2016
The Curtain Call #UsainBolt ganador de 9 medallas 100m 200m 4x100m en #Beijing2008 #London2012 y #Rio2016 Historic!! pic.twitter.com/JpQQS7ilsG
— Bad Boy Selman (@7Selman) August 20, 2016
9 finales #Olimpicas y 9 medallas de #Oro.#UsainBolt #Legend #Atletismo#Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/mNXoNgM3R2
— Alex Porest (@AlexPorest) August 20, 2016
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