NPR

Usain Bolt's Final 100m Race: 'There He Goes'

Track and field's greatest sprinter is expected to run his last individual race Saturday in London. Jamaican Usain Bolt says he will retire after dominating his sport for a decade.
Four-time Olympic medalist for Trinidad and Tobago and NBC Track and Field Ato Boldon says Usain Bolt is the greatest sprinter of all time.

Saturday in London, Jamaican Usain Bolt will run a final 100 meters at track and field's World Championships at approximately 4:45 p.m. ET. A week later, after a relay finale, he says he'll retire. Bolt will leave with an eye-popping highlight reel that includes eight Olympic gold medals over the past three summer games.

Initially, there were nine golds - the hallowed Triple Triple – he won the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4 X 100 relay in three straight Olympic games – 2008, 2012 and 2016. But , Bolt lost one of the medals when a teammate on the 2008 Jamaican relay team tested positive for a banned

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from NPR

NPR4 min read
Despite State Bans, Abortions Nationwide Are Up, Driven By Telehealth
Telehealth accounts for 19% of all abortions, new research finds. And while the number of abortions did plummet in ban states, overall abortions across the country are up.
NPR3 min read
Driver Of Truck That Hit Farmworker Bus In Florida, Killing 8, Arrested On DUI Charges
The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus early Tuesday on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter. At least 40 were injured.
NPR4 min read
Michael Cohen, A Key Witness In The Trump Hush Money Trial, Returns To The Stand
He once boasted of being Donald Trump's "protector" but now he is testifying to lying for Trump's benefit, including about payments made to an adult film star ahead of the 2016 election.

Related Books & Audiobooks