Usain Bolt makes it look so easy that it’s literally laughable for him.
The Jamaican sprinter chuckled his way to the men’s 200-meter final after winning his semifinal heat Wednesday night in Rio with a time of 19.78.
Bolt opened up a large lead during the last 100 meters of the race, but the lead dissipated when Bolt started looking at other runners during the last 30 meters.
As Bolt slowed down, Canada’s Andre De Grasse caught up and only lost by 0.02 seconds. Bolt wagged his finger at De Grasse as the two shared a laugh at the finish line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hADl4s8Ce5o
Bolt will go for his eighth career Olympic gold medal without facing a familiar foe in the final as Justin Gatlin failed to qualify. Gatlin was caught looking at other runners during his semifinal race and it essentially cost him. He finished third in the race and failed to qualify for Thursday night’s final.
Two-time gold medalist LaShawn Merritt was the only American to qualify for a shot to knock off Bolt from his throne. Merritt won the bronze medal in the 400-meter race earlier this week.
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