Usain Bolt marked an emotional farewell at a sell-out stadium in Jamaica by winning his final 100m on home soil. Bolt clocked 10.03 seconds to win before a lap of honour in front of a raucous crowd who danced, waved flags and blew their vuvuzela horns while fireworks lit the sky.
The 30-year-old will bring down the curtain on his illustrious career when he retires in August after the World Championships in London and began his goodbye in front of 30,000 adoring fans in Kingston.
Letting aside his hundreds of achievements in his professional athletic career, i'm just listing down his personal bests because that i can fit in this story :)
Personal Bests:
EVENTS:
- 100m - 9.58s (time in seconds) in Berlin, Germany on 16th August 2009. Also has the second fastest time (9.63) and shares the third fastest time of 9.69 with Tyson Gay and Yohan Blake. Bolt's 9.63 is the Olympic record, set at the 2012 games.
- 150m - 14.35s in Manchester, United Kingdom on 17 May 2009. He ran the last 100 m in 8.70, the fastest ever recorded time over a 100 m distance. This would equal an average speed of 41.38 km/h (25.71 mph).
- 200m - 19.19s in Berlin, Germany on 20 August 2009. Also holds the Olympic record with 19.30, which was then (2008) a world record.
- 300m - 30.97s in Ostrava, Czech Republic on 27 May 2010. This is the second fastest time, behind Michael Johnson's 30.85. The event is not recognised by the IAAF.
- 400 m - 45.28s in Kingston, Jamaica on 5 May 2007.
- 4 × 100 metres relay 36.84 in London, England on 11 August 2012. Shared with Yohan Blake, Michael Frater and Nesta Carter.
HE WAS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE GREATEST SPRINTER THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN.
USAIN BOLT WILL BE MISSED, NOT ONLY BY JAMAICA BUT ALSO THE WORLD.
TRUE LEGEND!
It will be sad to see him retire. The fastest man to EVER walk the Earth. I would really hope to see him go play another sport. Like American Football. I don't know if he can catch but He is too fast to not try something else.
Absolutely @brianphobos. He's good at soccer too.