Olympics: Lightning Bolt takes thunder road into history

This was it. The race that would decide whether Usain Bolt, the fastest man the world has ever seen, would become a legend — according to the Jamaican sprint star himself.

This was it. The race that would decide whether Usain Bolt, the fastest man the world has ever seen, would become a legend — according to the Jamaican sprint star himself.

Usain Bolt backed up his billing as a “living legend” by winning the Olympic 200 meters and becoming the first athlete to repeat as double Olympic sprint champion.

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt won the Olympic 100m final here Sunday, defending his title with the second fastest time in history.

The only way for the United States to turn the Olympic sprints into a real rivalry with Jamaica is to start winning every now and then.