As relatively inexperienced runner on the world circuit, Usain Bolt began racking up medals fast. He had broken a world record in the 100 meter dash previous to the olympics and hoped that he could win the gold medal at the olympics. After breezing through the preliminary rounds of the 100 meter, Bolt was ready to go. He was the fastest off the start and was visibly far ahead as he closed in on the finish, when all of a sudden he let up and began celebrating. Even though he backed off towards the end of the race, he was still able to win gold by a very significant margin and set a world record in the process. I'll never forget the ease with at which Bolt strode across the finish line. The 100 meter was no fluke either. Usain went on to win the 200 meter dash in world record time later on in the games. He was the first person since Carl Lewis to do so and the first in history with electronic timing systems.
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