Salute to a legend: Usain Bolt bids farewell in final Jamaican race
Emotional sprinter wins 100 metre race in front of raucous 30,000 crowd at the same track where he launched his international career in 2002
Usain Bolt partied with his devoted fans in an emotional farewell at the National Stadium on Saturday as he ran his final race on Jamaican soil.
Bolt is retiring in August following the London World Championships.
On Saturday Bolt was determined to put on a spectacle as he won the 100 metre “Salute to a Legend” race in front of a raucous crowd of 30,000 on the same track where he launched his international career in 2002.
The 30-year-old Bolt exploded out of the blocks and cruised to victory in a time of 10.03, well below his world record time but good enough to beat a solid field that included runner-up Javaughn Minzie of Jamaica.
After the race the world’s fastest man took a victory lap then returned to the track and the No 5 lane where he kissed the finish line before flashing his signature lightning bolt pose for the final time at home in his glorious career.
