RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Usain Bolt's only real competition was the clock. He couldn't beat it. Another gold medal isn't such a bad consolation prize.
The Jamaican superstar romped in what he says is his last Olympic 200-meter race Thursday night, but finished in 19.78 seconds, more than a half-second short of his own world record — the one he said he really wanted to break.
"I'm always happy for the win, but I wanted a faster time," Bolt, who turns 30 on Sunday, told NBC. "I felt good, but when I came into the straight, my body wouldn't respond to me.