• Usain Bolt prepares to compete in the men’s 100m final during the athletics at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Jeff Pachoud / AFP
    Usain Bolt prepares to compete in the men’s 100m final during the athletics at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Jeff Pachoud / AFP
  • Usain Bolt prepares to compete during the men’s 100m final of the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016. Bolt won the gold medal. Yoan Valat / EPA
    Usain Bolt prepares to compete during the men’s 100m final of the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016. Bolt won the gold medal. Yoan Valat / EPA
  • Usain Bolt (C) prepares to compete in the men’s 100m final during the athletics at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Jeff Pachoud / AFP
    Usain Bolt (C) prepares to compete in the men’s 100m final during the athletics at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Jeff Pachoud / AFP
  • Usain Bolt (3rd L) prepares to compete in the men’s 100m final during the athletics at the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Jeff Pachoud / AFP
    Usain Bolt (3rd L) prepares to compete in the men’s 100m final during the athletics at the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Jeff Pachoud / AFP
  • (L-R)Jamaica’s Yohan Blake, Ivory Coast’s Ben Youssef Meite, Canada’s Andre De Grasse, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, France’s Jimmy Vicaut, USA’s Justin Gatlin, South Africa’s Akani Simbine and USA’s Trayvon Bromell compete in the men’s 100m final at the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Jeff Pachoud / AFP
    (L-R)Jamaica’s Yohan Blake, Ivory Coast’s Ben Youssef Meite, Canada’s Andre De Grasse, Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, France’s Jimmy Vicaut, USA’s Justin Gatlin, South Africa’s Akani Simbine and USA’s Trayvon Bromell compete in the men’s 100m final at the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Jeff Pachoud / AFP
  • Usain Bolt (C) at the start of the men’s 100m final of the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016. Ettore Ferrari / EPA
    Usain Bolt (C) at the start of the men’s 100m final of the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016. Ettore Ferrari / EPA
  • Usain Bolt (2-L), Justin Gatlin (2-R), Andre de Grasse (L), Akani Simbine (R) and Jimmy Vicaut (C) in action in the men’s 100m final race of the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016. Dean Lewins / EPA
    Usain Bolt (2-L), Justin Gatlin (2-R), Andre de Grasse (L), Akani Simbine (R) and Jimmy Vicaut (C) in action in the men’s 100m final race of the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016. Dean Lewins / EPA
  • Usain Bolt (C) competes in the men’s 100m Final during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Damien Meyer / AFP
    Usain Bolt (C) competes in the men’s 100m Final during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Damien Meyer / AFP
  • eUsain Bolt (C) reacts after winning the men’s 100m final of the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016. Srdjan Suki / EPA
    eUsain Bolt (C) reacts after winning the men’s 100m final of the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016. Srdjan Suki / EPA
  • Usain Bolt (R) crosses the finish line ahead of Justin Gatlin (3rd down) to win the men’s 100m final during the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. John MacDougall / AFP
    Usain Bolt (R) crosses the finish line ahead of Justin Gatlin (3rd down) to win the men’s 100m final during the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. John MacDougall / AFP
  • Usain Bolt (C) crosses the finish line in the men’s 100m final during the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
    Usain Bolt (C) crosses the finish line in the men’s 100m final during the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
  • Usain Bolt crosses the finish line of the men’s 100m final ahead of silver medallist Justin Gatlin during the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
    Usain Bolt crosses the finish line of the men’s 100m final ahead of silver medallist Justin Gatlin during the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP
  • Usain Bolt (2ndL) crosses the finish line to win the men’s 100m final during the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Olivier Morin / AFP
    Usain Bolt (2ndL) crosses the finish line to win the men’s 100m final during the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Olivier Morin / AFP
  • Usain Bolt wins the men’s 100m final on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Paul Gilham / Getty Images
    Usain Bolt wins the men’s 100m final on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Paul Gilham / Getty Images
  • Usain Bolt celebrates winning the gold medal in the men’s 100m final during the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    Usain Bolt celebrates winning the gold medal in the men’s 100m final during the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • Usain Bolt celebrates after he won the men’s 100m final during the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Toshifumi Kitamura / AFP
    Usain Bolt celebrates after he won the men’s 100m final during the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Toshifumi Kitamura / AFP
  • Usain Bolt celebrates winning the gold medal from the men’s 100m final during the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
    Usain Bolt celebrates winning the gold medal from the men’s 100m final during the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Kai Pfaffenbach / Reuters
  • An overview shows Usain Bolt posing for a picture after winning the men’s 100m final at the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Antonin Thuillier / AFP
    An overview shows Usain Bolt posing for a picture after winning the men’s 100m final at the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Antonin Thuillier / AFP
  • Jamaica’s Usain Bolt claps as he celebrates after he won the men’s 100m final during the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Jewel Samad / AFP
    Jamaica’s Usain Bolt claps as he celebrates after he won the men’s 100m final during the Rio 2016 Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. Jewel Samad / AFP

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Usain Bolt takes third Olympics 100m title at Rio 2016 – in pictures

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Images from Usain Bolt's gold-medal run in the 100 metres on Sunday at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

From Agence France-Presse:

Bolt, competing in his final Olympics, powered over the line in 9.81sec, vanquishing drug-tainted American rival Justin Gatlin

“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,” Bolt said.

The victory left Bolt standing alone in the 120-year history of sprinting in the modern Olympic games.

No other athlete -- man or woman -- has ever won three consecutive individual Olympic sprint titles.

It also leaves Bolt on track to complete an incredible “triple-triple” of clinching 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay titles for a third consecutive Olympics.

“Somebody said I can become immortal. Two more medals to go and I can sign off. Immortal,” Bolt added.

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