Bolt crowned fastest man, breaking world record

Jamaican Usain Bolt dashed to his first Olympic gold in the men's 100m, blistering a world record-breaking 9.69 seconds.

Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago got the silver in 9.89 seconds and Dix Walter finished the third in 9.91 seconds.

The 21-year-old Bolt didn't even use all his strength in final his final strides, while slamming his chest with right palm before reaching the finish line.

Bolt said, "I came here to prove that I'm the best in the world. I just came here to win."

"I didn't know that I broke the world record until the end. My aim was to come here to become Olympic champion and I did that."

"I was just having fun, having fun is just me. I like to have fun, just to stay relaxed before the race."

Ecstatic Bolt, wearing the Jamaican national flag, repeatedly kissed his golden shoes, bathing in the hails of 91,000 spectators in the National Stadium.

Bolt posed for pictures beside the electronic bulletin which showed his new world record.

The 23-year-old Thompson said he was very proud of winning a sprint silver for Trinidad and Tobago. "It's very good to kick off my professional career with a silver. I couldn't ask for better results tonight."

Speaking of the gold medalist, Thompson said, "I think he is a clean play. It's just a matter of time that he breaks the world record."

Bronze medalist Dix said, "I couldn't be more satisfied and I was proud of my performance here."

Meeting the world record holder for the first time in major events, Dix said, "He did a really good job."

Powell, a favorite sprinter also from Jamaica before the showdown, said, "Usain is the greatest of the best, definitely untouchable."

"He could have been faster. He's very explosive and very young. I'm happy for Usain." said Powell, who finished the fifth in the finals in 9.95 seconds.

The losing star said, "I was very shocked I didn't get a medal. I really wanted a medal. If I got the second, I would have been happy."

"I was very tired. My legs were dead."

A Jamaican team doctor said, "Jamaicans are born sprinters, in our blood and in our soul."

"Asafa is still one of the best runners although he lost the game."

在奥运男子百米飞人大战中，牙买加飞人博尔特以9秒69的成绩夺得冠军，这个成绩也打破了他自己保持的世界纪录。

博尔特用完美的表现为牙买加赢的了第一枚奥运会金牌，同时让自己不久前创造的世界纪录又缩短了0.03秒，百米王者的名号当之无愧，巨大的优势让他甚至敢在冲线之前提前拍胸庆祝。

“我到这里就是来赢得金牌的，这就是我唯一的目标，”接受BBC采访时博尔特兴奋的说，“起初我并不知道自己打破了世界纪录，直到我在跑道上跑了一圈庆祝完才知道。”

这场飞人大战的胜利是伟大的，但赢的金牌的兴奋不会让博尔特为之沉迷太久，因为接下来他还有200米任务。“现在我要把所有精力都放在200米的比赛上了，”博尔特说，“我现在已经做好了准备，准备再次发起冲击。”

而另一位牙买加短跑名将鲍威尔今天则成为失意者，预赛中他的成绩列所有运动员第二名紧随博尔特之后，但今天的决赛鲍威尔却只排名第四，无缘奖牌。

“在这个重要时刻我却陷入了困境，”鲍威尔无奈的说，“我的腿都不听使唤了。博尔特的表现太让人信服了，我为他感到高兴。这次我真的很想要赢得奥运金牌，可显然我并没有为此做好准备。”