2. Usain Bolt’s historic triple-triple:
The legendary sprinter from Jamaica continued his dominance in the Olympic games after he anchored the Jamaican 4×100-meter relay team to take the gold for the third straight time in this race and claimed the ninth gold of his extraordinary career.
The relay gave Bolt an unprecedented triple-triple. He’s now won the 100 meters, the 200 meters and the 4×100-meter relay in Beijing in 2008, London in 2012 and Rio in 2016.With the victory, Bolt tied American sprinter and long jumper Carl Lewis and Finnish distance runner Paavo Nurmi as the only other track and field athletes to win nine golds.