Jamaica’s Usain Bolt won 100 metres gold at the Beijing Olympics in a world record time, thumping his chest in celebration as he scorched to victory in 9.69 seconds. The 21-year-old Bolt won his country’s first Olympic title in the blue riband event and capped an astonishing rise to the top of his sport. His former world record was 9.72 seconds. Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago won the silver and American Walter Dix the bronze. Bolt’s time was rounded up from 9.68 which was flashed up immediately after the race in the stadium.

Usain Bolt, a 22 anni ancora da compiere (tra cinque giorni), marchia a fuoco, con un sensazionale record del mondo, i 100 metri più veloci della storia, conquistando l’oro e un posto a caratteri cubitali nell’album dei primati: 9”69. Secondo Thompson (argento con 9”89) o il miracoloso Dix, che ha preso il bronzo con 9”91.