Usain Bolt Wins Another Olympic Gold And... In Other News... Water Is Wet

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In a shock result, Usain Bolt has won his eighth gold medal at an Olympics.

Yeah, it's not really a shock is it.

Weirdly, Bolt was initially pretty gutted about his race in the 200 metre final as he was hoping to break his own world record of 19.19 seconds or even possibly even go under 19. However, his time was 19.78 - leaving Andre de Grasse of Canada in his wake to get silver and Christophe Lemaitre of France grabbing bronze.

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Lemaitre and Britain's own Adam Gemili actually got the same time, however Britain missed out on the Bronze after a photo finish.

Speaking to the BBC, Bolt said: "The fact I came here and executed what I wanted to is a brilliant feeling.

"I wasn't happy with the time when I crossed the line but I'm excited I got the gold medal - that's the key thing."

He's now well on his way to get a 'treble treble', being the first person to win the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay three Olympics in a row.

Good luck, Bolt. Not that you'll need it. Yohan Blake is a snail and all.

Words by Mel Ramsay

Topics: olympics, rio 2016, Usain Bolt

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