Bolt: World's Greatest

​By Daniel Mcinally

 

The greatest of all time, the face of athletics, and the sport's poster boy over the last decade, just a few ways Usain Bolts has been descrived throughout his glittering career. As the dust settles on his final ever 100m last night, it wasn’t the result the public, the press, the world was expecting. Bolt finished third behind American duo Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman winning gold and silver respectively, ending the finest solo career in sprint history with bronze.

“The support has been outstanding, they really stood by me and pushed me to do my best," said a disappointed Bolt said after his final individual race before retirement.

“I’m just sad that I didn’t come out here and deliver the way I wanted, it was just one of those things.

“The start it killed me, it didn’t come together. It was rough, it was up and down but I take it as any other championship and I came out here and done my best.”

Gatlin cut a lone figure after the initial buzz following his victory, all eyes on the Jamaican legend in his last 100m sprint - ending his solo career with iconic, legendary status in athletics.

“I’ve had many victories and many defeats down the years. It’s an amazing occasion," said Gatlin.

"We’re rivals on the track but in the warm-down area we joke and have a good time. The first thing he did was congratulate me and say I didn’t deserve the boos. He’s an inspiration."

The feeling of invincibility around Bolt may have left him after his loss, but there is no questioning his status as one of the greatest track athletes ever. We salute you Usain Bolt on an incredible career.