Bolt into legend
Despite London fall, Usain Bolt's sprint legacy will continue to inspire. Sports fans witnessed the unimaginable this past weekend ¬ sprint king Usain Bolt sprawled on the track in the final race of his illustrious career. Running the anchor for the Jamaican team in the 4x100m relay at the London World Championships, Bolt uncharacteristically cramped up midway through his sprint. The superhuman Bolt proved himself to be human after all. He could have bad days. He could get injured in a major competition. He could fail to get that fairytale ending. This wasn't the Usain Bolt the world has come to love over a decade. Announcing the beginning of his reign in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the lanky Jamaican has stamped his authority on his sport like no other. The holder of three world records and eight Olympic gold medals, Bolt is certainly the greatest sprinter till date. But the law of averages had to eventually catch up. His 31-year-old body had to eventually give up from all the strenuous training of international competition. That's precisely what happened at London where Bolt's best run was a bronze-winning sprint in the 100m final. But one event can't undo a legend. Bolt inspired hope at a time when doping had cast a deep shadow on his sport. His superhuman performances were testimony to the fact that clean athletics still has a future. And Bolt's showmanship on track put the fun back in competitive running. The world will soon forget Bolt sprawled on the London track. What will remain in memory is Bolt's famous `To The World' pose, daring future athletes to run past his legacy.
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