Brilliant Bolt storms to third 200 gold
 

Rio de Janeiro: Usain Bolt wrote a**ther chapter of improbable Olympic history with a third consecutive 200m crown on Thursday as Ashton Eaton led an American gold rush by clinching back-to-back decathlon titles.

Bolt, who just days earlier had become the first man in history to win three 100m titles in a row, surged to victory in the 200m in 19.78sec at the Olympic Stadium.

Canada´s Andre De Grasse took silver in 20.02sec, just ahead of France´s Christophe Lemaitre, who nicked bronze in 20.12.

Bolt´s triumph was greeted with rapturous applause by Brazilian fans who roared their appreciation as the sprint superstar set off on a lap of ho**ur, with Bob Marley booming from stadium speakers.

The win left the 29-year-old Bolt just one win away from his targeted "triple triple" -- a repeat of his sweep of 100m, 200m and 4x100m golds at the 2008 and 2012 Games.

"**, I can´t grasp what I´ve achieved, definitely **t," said Bolt. "You work so hard for years and then you just hope it pays off. It is a brilliant feeling.

"I´m getting older and my body is ageing. Personally I think this is my last 200 but my coach may beg to differ."
Bolt will attempt to put the seal on what he says is his final Olympics in Friday´s 4x100 relay.

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