“I am a legend, bask in my glory,” Bolt said after his 200m gold in London and never in 120 years of Olympic history has there been someone who has dominated the game like him.
And it’s safe to say that the star Jamaican sprinter has immortalised his legendary status after he helped his country win gold in the 4x100m relay beating out Japan and a United States team that was later disqualified due to a lane violation. With his third gold medal of these Olympic Games, Bolt was able to get the legendary triple-triple.
As expected Twitterati went berserk after Bolt’s historic achievement. Here are some of the tweets:
A Salute to human endurance.. Congratulations @usainbolt for achieving #TripleTriple – #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/jd7SlpH3Fj
— Ramesh Bala (@rameshlaus) August 20, 2016
What an honour to have witnessed the phenomenal athletic career of #UsainBolt. Congratulations to team Jamaica #4x100m #Gold
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) August 20, 2016
Take a bow @usainbolt ! What an athlete…one of the greatest ever sportsman #legend #TripleTriple
— Ven H (@venkytw8r) August 20, 2016
Can someone please find a few bucks to convince @usainbolt to not retire until after @GC2018 ??? ????????? #TripleTriple @7olympics #Rio2016
— Giaan Rooney (@GiaanRooney) August 20, 2016
The #TripleTriple! @usainbolt is a baaaaad man!!! #NineGoldMedals
— Jay Harris (@JayHarrisESPN) August 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/ndre007/status/766851317130104833
Usain Bolt. Immortal.
— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) August 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/DanRubenstein/status/766815213819748352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
So lucky to be witnessing one of the greatest athletes of all times.
Bolt, thank you. pic.twitter.com/6FmRjKPm3Q— Yasmine (@yasminebllt) August 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/kiwijanna/status/766817928679350272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
How can @usainbolt still be THAT much faster than the fastest men on earth. Mind boggling.
— Joe Posnanski (@JPosnanski) August 20, 2016
BOLT: going out gold. That was awesome. Matching Carl Lewis WITHOUT doing the long jump. Unreal
— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) August 20, 2016
History. We'll be telling our grandchildren where we were when Bolt did the treble treble.
?????????— Mark Chapman (@markchapman) August 20, 2016
THANK YOU USAIN BOLT & ASAFA POWELL FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS CONTRIBUTED TOWARDS JAMAICA TRACK & FIELD
— Dωyέr (@Jayyy_Dwyer) August 20, 2016