Usain Bolt - Still the FASTEST

Speed of a falcon's dive is 322 kilometre per hour. Average
speed of Usain Bolt sprinting across the race track is
around 25 kilometre per hour. Much like the falcon, the
Jamaican athlete does not miss his target. Bolt has taken
athletics to a new level. He has won the world
championship for eight consecutive years. He has never
come second in the Olympics. The jovial Jamaican has also
become a household name due to his people skills.


Here are some facts about Usain Bolt, the guy who sprinted
towards indisputability in no time:


1-) Bolt was 14 when he got his first medal at an 80 metre
hurdle at his Alma Mater William Knibb Memorial High. He
bagged a bronze
2-) At 15, Bolt won the 2002 Junior Kingston Championship. He
is the youngest man ever to do this
4-) Bolt is the first athlete to achieve a 'double double' as he
won both 100 metre and 200 metre races in 2008 and 2012
Olympics, consecutively. He has also achieved a 'double
triple' by obtaining the 4x100 metre gold medal in both the
events
5-) His 100 metre world record of 9.58 seconds in Berlin
Olympics, 2009, remains unbeaten
6-) Bolt is the only athlete to have run a 200 metre sprint under
20 seconds, 19.19 to be exact


Bolt's celebratory gesture "To Di World" became a huge hit
among the youths and continues to be imitated
His nicknames also reiterate his sporting achievements.
"Lightning Bolt" and "Bolt from the blue" are two of his most
famous nicknames

Apart from sprint, Bolt also has interest in various sports. In
order to make his leg muscles work better, Bolt would
practise fast bowling when he was younger. He had also
revealed his intentions of playing for Manchester United
Brand-savvy Bolt has his own restaurant in Kingston named
Tracks & Records. He also launched Bolt, a gaming app on
Apple iOS platform. He also has his own headphone range
named Soul

Bolt has received the Laurens World Sportsman award
twice.