The finish line for Usain Bolt's transcendent career is just days away, but the Jamaican superstar and world's fastest man still has a few final steps.
He took the first of them on Friday in first-round heats of the 100 meters at the IAAF world track and field championships in London.
Bolt won his heat to advance to the semifinals, as he has done so often in his career: Slower out of the blocks than his competition, behind at the halfway point, in front when it mattered. He won in 10.07 seconds, easing up at the end.