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Usain Bolt: Quick turnaround slowed times in 100

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Nine eighty-one was good enough for a gold medal, the domination of the field and an even more entrenched place in history ... 9.81 seconds for Usain Bolt to be, well, Usain Bolt.

But in the aftermath of his victory in the Olympic 100 meters final in Rio on Sunday night, Bolt had some different parcels of time on his mind. Like two hours, the typical period sprinters in the 100 are given to recuperate between their semifinals and the final.