- Usain Bolt sees Jamaica home in a world record time of 36.85 seconds
- Bolt: 'It is always a beautiful thing to end on this note'
- The United States finished in 37.04 seconds, the old world-record time set by Bolt and the Jamaicans last year
The Jamaican will leave London a perfect 3 for 3 - three events, three victories - just the way he departed Beijing four years ago.
Almost even with the last U.S. runner when he got the baton for the anchor leg of the relay, Bolt steadily pulled away down the stretch, gritting his teeth and leaning at the line to cap his perfect Summer Games by leading Jamaica to the title.
From right to left: Jamaica's Usain Bolt, Yohan
Blake, Michael Frater and Nesta Carter celebrate winning the gold medal
standing on the podium
Bolt posed with Blake, each doing a signature
pose. Bolt did his 'To the World' move, where he leans back and points
to the sky. Blake curled his hands as if they were claws while making a
scary face to match the nickname Bolt gave him, 'The Beast'
The United States finished in 37.04 seconds, the old world-record time set by Bolt and the Jamaicans last year.
Trinidad & Tobago got the bronze medal when Canada was disqualified after finishing third.
The winning team was the same Jamaican quartet of Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake and Bolt that set the previous mark of 37.04 at the world championships in Daegu last year.
Trinidad & Tobago got the bronze medal when Canada was disqualified after finishing third.
The winning team was the same Jamaican quartet of Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake and Bolt that set the previous mark of 37.04 at the world championships in Daegu last year.
Famous pose: Usain Bolt and team mate Yohan Blake celebrate their win
From left, Jamaica's Usain Bolt, Jamaica's Yohan
Blake, Jamaica's Nesta Carter and Jamaica's Michael Frater pose for
photographers next to a timing board displaying their world record time
of 36.84 seconds for the men's 4x100-meter relay final
The United States finished in 37.04 seconds, the old world-record time set by Bolt and the Jamaicans last year.
Trinidad & Tobago got the bronze medal when Canada was disqualified after finishing third.
The winning team was the same Jamaican quartet of Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake and Bolt that set the previous mark of 37.04 at the world championships in Daegu last year.
After crossing the line, Bolt pleaded with an official to let him keep the yellow baton he was clutching.
The team pose for pictures with their flag wrapped around their shoulders
Bolt paid his own tribute to Farah, performing
the Briton's 'Mobot' celebration as he crossed the line after powering
away from American
But the answer was 'No,' and Bolt handed it over while some nearby spectators booed. About 40 minutes later, that same official approached Bolt and returned the stick.
Bolt responded with a bow of thanks and a chuckle, kissed the baton - and then asked his teammates to autograph it.
One more possession to help him remember his week at 80,000-seat Olympic Stadium, where any mention of Bolt's name drew raucous cheers, countless camera flashes and chants of 'Usain!' or 'We want Bolt!'
Thankful: Jamaica's Usain Bolt kisses the track as he is draped with his national flag
Winning kiss: A fan hugs Jamaica's Usain Bolt after his golden win
Memento: Usain Bolt has his photo taken on a phone with spectators
Addressing the spectators, he said: 'You guys are wonderful. Thanks for the support. I love you guys.'
Bolt added the relay gold to the ones he earned in the 100 in 9.63 seconds last Sunday - the second-fastest time in history - and the 200 in 19.32 on Thursday.
As Blake and Gay rounded the race's final curve, they were pretty much in sync, stride for stride.
Popular: The champion in embraced by an enthusiastic fan
Power photo: Britain's gold medalist Mohamed Farah and his daughter Rihanna pose with Usain Bolt
But when that duo was done, the relay came down to Bolt vs. Bailey, who was fifth in the 100 meters in 9.88.
After transferring the baton from his left hand to his right, the 6-foot-5 Bolt churned up the track with his long-as-can-be strides, and Ryan Bailey had no chance to keep up.
'Wow,' Bailey said. 'He's a monster.'
After seeing the record time, Bolt began to celebrate, something he relishes as much as running, it seems.
He posed with Blake, each doing a signature pose. Bolt did his 'To the World' move, where he leans back and points to the sky.
After transferring the baton from his left hand to his right, the 6-foot-5 Bolt churned up the track with his long-as-can-be strides, and Ryan Bailey had no chance to keep up.
'Wow,' Bailey said. 'He's a monster.'
After seeing the record time, Bolt began to celebrate, something he relishes as much as running, it seems.
He posed with Blake, each doing a signature pose. Bolt did his 'To the World' move, where he leans back and points to the sky.
World record: Double Olympic sprint champion
Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica to victory in a blistering men's 4x100
metres final as they retained their title in a world record 36.84
seconds
The race was pretty much even when Bolt and Ryan
Bailey received the baton for the homestretch, but Bolt pulled away to
help Jamaica set the relay record for the third time since 2008
Blake curled his hands as if they were claws while making a scary face to match the nickname Bolt gave him, 'The Beast.'
After removing his spikes, Bolt danced barefoot to the Eurythmics' 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)' as it played on the arena's loudspeakers.
Later, wearing his latest gold medal, Bolt waved his fingers toward the stands, trying to get fans to do the wave which they happily olbliged.
Usain Bolt, speaking to BBC One after winning said: 'It is always a beautiful thing to end on this note. It is a wonderful feeling. It was a great Olympics and I am happy. I wish we could have gone faster but I guess we leave room for improvement.'
On whether he can replicate winning three golds again he admitted: 'It will be hard because Yohan Blake is coming up and running well and I am sure there will be some other young cats coming through.'
After removing his spikes, Bolt danced barefoot to the Eurythmics' 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)' as it played on the arena's loudspeakers.
Later, wearing his latest gold medal, Bolt waved his fingers toward the stands, trying to get fans to do the wave which they happily olbliged.
Usain Bolt, speaking to BBC One after winning said: 'It is always a beautiful thing to end on this note. It is a wonderful feeling. It was a great Olympics and I am happy. I wish we could have gone faster but I guess we leave room for improvement.'
On whether he can replicate winning three golds again he admitted: 'It will be hard because Yohan Blake is coming up and running well and I am sure there will be some other young cats coming through.'
On your marks: Jamaica's Usain Bolt prepares next to US' Ryan Bailey left before competing
Jamaica's Usain Bolt prepares to pass United States' Ryan Bailey
Victory again: Jamaica's Usain Bolt crosses
the finish line ahead of United States' Ryan Bailey to win the men's 4 x
100-metre relay final
Bolt paid his own tribute to Farah,
performing the Briton's 'Mobot' celebration as he crossed the line after
powering away from American Ryan Bailey on the final leg.'I told him I was going to try it out,'Bolt said.
'It looks good on me, I might just take it.'
Talking of waving to the crowd Bolt said: 'It was a goodbye to London. I was just having fun with the crowd. I came here to London to become a legend, and I am a legend, and I wanted to thank them for supporting me.'
When questioned about a possible triple-triple track gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio he said:
'The possibility is there, but it's going to be very hard.'
'At the age of 30, it's going to be hard to do great things. For me, I'm just going to enjoy the moment.
'Right now I'm like a bum. I have no goals.'
Ryan Bailey, who ran the last leg of the relay and got the baton at same time as Bolt commented: ''Wow. He's a monster. He's a monster.'
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