The incomparable Usain St. Leo Bolt has done it again.
He reaffirmed he's the greatest track and field athlete of all time, perhaps the greatest athlete across all sports of all time.
He was simply brilliant on Thursday in the men's 200 metre final, getting a good start, running his usual superlative curve, but still had a ton left to come away from Justin Gatlin to win in a world leading 19.55 seconds.
Usain Bolt is a monster.
He came into the world championships with poor form, poor times (never broke 20 secs before the semifinals in Beijing), was lacking in race fitness, and still captured the sprint double in 9.79 secs and 19.55 secs. Incredible.
Bolt has now won his 16th Global title. He completed his 10th World championships Gold collection on Thursday, in addition to 6 olympic Gold medals. Bolt is now the winningest male athlete in world championships history with 12 medals - 10 gold and 2 silver. And he has now tied Merlene Ottey with 12 World Championships medals.
Overall, Bolt has 18 Global medals, with 16 being GOLD !
His compatriot Nickel Ashmeade was 8th in 20.33 secs, while South Africa's Anasa Jobodwana won the bronze in a national record 19.87 secs. Panama's Alonso Edward was 4th in 19.87 secs and Zharnel Hughes, the former Kingston College student from Anguilla who now represents Great Britain was 5th in a personal best 20.02.
Jamaica won a second medal on day-6, as Shericka Jackson was brilliant in landing the bronze in the women's 400 metre final in a personal best 49.99 secs, behind the outrageous Allyson Felix who won gold in a personal best and extremely swift 49.28 secs, a world leading time. Felix used her speed to blinding effect over the first 200 metres and never looked back. Bahamian Shaunae Miller won the silver in a personal best 49.67 secs.
Christine Day was 4th in a personal best 50.14 secs; Stephenie Ann McPherson 5th in 50.42 secs and Novlene Williams-Mills was 6th in a season's best equalling 50.47
Allyson Felix was simply brilliant. Outrageously fabulous in this 400 metre final.
Jamaica's medal count now stands at 3 gold and 2 bronze which leaves them in 3rd position in the overall table behind Kenya with 11 medals including 6 gold. The USA is second with 12 medals with 3 gold.
The women are through to Friday's 200 metre final, led by Elaine Thompson 22.13, Sherone Simpson 22.53 and Veronica Campbell Brown in a season's best 22.47 secs.
In the men's sprint hurdles, Omar McLeod 13.14 and Hansle Parchment 13.16 booked tickets to the final, while Andrew Riley was not so lucky.
In the men's triple jump final, American Christian Taylor won gold with the second best jump of all time at 18.21 metres. Only Britain's Johnathan Edwards with 18.29 metres has jumped farther.
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