SPORT: Lightening Bolt Getting Slow With Age As He Clinched His Eight Olympic Gold Medal

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Ekun Samuel, 19 August 2016

Bolt's major 200m wins
2008 Olympic Games, Beijing 19.30secs – world record

2009 World Championships, Berlin 19.19secs – world record

2011 World Championships, Daegu 19.40secs

2012 Olympic Games, London 19.32 – Olympic record

2013 World Championships, Moscow 19.66

2015 World Championships, Beijing 19.55secs

2016 Olympic Games, Rio 19.78secs

With Usain Bolt achievements down the years, the 29 years old seems to be getting slow as finishing time gets extends more rather than less. Usian Bolt finish 19.78secs, compare to 2008 Olympic Games at Beijing which he finished 19.30(world record) and World championship Berlin 2009 which he finished 19.19secs. Though he came first and clinched his 8th Olympic Gold medal but wasn't happy with the time he finished "19.78 secs".

He could be no doubt he knows how fast age could be catching up with him as he admits in February when he said; he would retire after the 2017 World Championships.

Speaking to BBC he admitted not been happy with the time he reach the finish line; "The fact I came here and executed what I wanted to is a brilliant feeling,"

"What else can I do to prove I am the greatest? I'm trying to be one of the greatest, to be among Ali and Pele,"

"I wasn't happy with the time when I crossed the line but I'm excited I got the gold medal – that's the key thing."

Bolt who has already won 100m in Rio is aiming to match his achievement of claiming gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at both Beijing 2008 and London 2012, as he prepares for 4×100m relay on Friday.