Fastest man in the world: Usain Bolt wins another gold in the 200-meter race

What he did in the 100 meters, winning his third consecutive Olympic gold in that event at the Rio de Janeiro Games, Jamaican Usain Bolt repeated on the twice longer distance, thus reaching his eighth most prestigious medal at the Olympics, reports the Patria news agency. 

With a light rain falling, Bolt repeated his semifinal time (19.78 seconds) in the final, which was enough for a convincing victory. None of the competitors dipped below 20 seconds, and the world's greatest sprinter of all time was most closely followed by Canada's Andre De Grasse (20.02). Frenchman Christophe Lemaître (20.12) brightened the face of European sprinting by winning the bronze medal.

The Americans were again left without a medal, just like in London, where the Jamaicans conquered the world and occupied all three places on the winners' podium. In Rio de Janeiro, they left Bolt alone in the final. However, they will have to help him achieve his set goal at these Games and win the Olympic gold in the 4 x 100-meter relay for the third consecutive time. If he succeeds, Bolt will equal the number of gold Olympic medals (9) with the legends and most successful Olympic athletes, American Carl Lewis and Finn Paavo Nurmi, N1 reports.