Olympics: Two more golds for immortality

RIO DE JANEIRO - Usain Bolt is ready for sporting immortality after blasting his way into Olympic history here Sunday.

The Jamaican sprint king clinched an unprecedented third consecutive 100m gold with a superb display, winning in 9.81sec.

Bolt said two more victories in the 200m and 4x100m relay this week would assure him of "immortality."

"Somebody said I can become immortal. Two more medals to go and I can sign off. Immortal," said Bolt after his win.

Although well short of his world record, Bolt meanwhile expressed satisfaction with his performance.

"It was brilliant. I didn't go so fast but I'm so happy I won. I told you guys I was going to do it," he said.
- AFP