Usain Bolt made Guinness World Records history yesterday night by
becoming the first man to retain both Olympic sprint titles after
winning gold in the 200m.
Bolt finished in a time of 19.32, holding off training partner
Yohan Blake in silver and Warren Weir in bronze to make it a clean
sweep for Jamaica.
Blake had been tipped by many to beat Bolt after getting the
better of his compatriot at the Jamaican trials - their last
race over the distance before London.
However, the double 100m champion ran a superb first half of the
race, leading by a metre coming into the home straight, ensuring he
added the 200m Olympic title to the 100m gold he had won on
Sunday.
Despite Bolt's dominant display, he was unable to beat his own
world record time of 19.19, set at the at the IAAF World
Championships in Berlin 2009
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