A bolt of Golden lightening!

Jamaica's Usain Bolt (R) crosses the finish line to win the men's 100m final at the National stadium as part of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 16, 2008. Jamaica's Usain Bolt won ahead of Trinidad and Tobago's Richard Thompson and Walter Dix of the US. AFP PHOTO

Once in a while comes along an event which captures the imagination of the public. A moment that imprints itself in the mind. A moment of history in the making. The Olympic games 100m sprint to find the 'world's fastest man' left the world speechless.

Date: 16th August, 2008
Venue: Bird's Nest - Olympic Stadium, Beijing

Name: Bolt, Usain
Age: 21 years

Facts (AP article)

• "only began competing in the dash 13 months ago."
• "skidded out of the starting blocks with the seventh-slowest reaction time in the eight-man final"
• "left shoelace was dangling."
• "official time: 9.69 seconds"
• "the first Olympic 100 in which six men finished in under 10 seconds"

Relaxed: Bolt's undone shoelace (Reuters)

Life in the fast lane: Usain Bolt of Jamaica runs past Richard Thompson of Trinidad and Tobago to win the men's 100m final (Reuters)

Related Articles:
The world is left gasping as Usain bolts into history ~ Daily Mail, 16 August 2008

Bolt breaks 100-meter record, wins Olympic gold ~ Associated Press, 16 August 2008
The Fastest of all Time ~ The Australian, 16 August 2008