Rio de Janeiro: He came, he saw and he conquered. Usain Bolt created history by becoming the first person to win the 100m sprint in three consecutive Olympics as he eased past others to win the gold medal with a time of 9.81 seconds at Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.
American Justin Gatlin finished .08 seconds behind for silver and Canada’s Andre de Grasse .1 seconds back of Bolt for bronze.
The win took the sprinter a step closer to his goal of defending his combination of gold in the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relay from London 2012.
His win, meanwhile, created a flutter on social media. This is how the twitteratis reacted to his record win:
The bestest ever. He does it again. What a legend. There has been no one better than him. Take a bow @usainbolt ???? pic.twitter.com/sCMsdhxK59
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) August 15, 2016
Nothing u can do vs that cheetah! #Bolt
— LeBron James (@KingJames) August 15, 2016
Who can catch this guy? Maybe The Flash? #Bolt vs #TheFlash pic.twitter.com/kscz2FGh22
— victoria azarenka (@vika7) August 15, 2016
And then there is an Olympian champion #UsainBolt salute to the fastest man in history. #RioOlympics2016
— arjun rampal (@rampalarjun) August 15, 2016
#UsainBolt ???? #Jamaica??? INSANE BOLT! Only way to beat him is to trip him up...quicker than snot off a brass doorknob.
— Ray Hudson (@RayHudson) August 15, 2016
That's insane #UsainBolt looking side to side like nothing
— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) August 15, 2016
This is my favourite picture of 2016. #UsainBolt pic.twitter.com/kiZHL8bSUw
— Elias Toufexis (@EliasToufexis) August 15, 2016
Why even get in the blocks against #UsainBolt? #Olympics pic.twitter.com/wwXIaEp3ce
— Travon Free (@Travon) August 15, 2016
