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Usain Bolt anchors Jamaican relay team to victory at Diamond League in London
Jamaican super star sprinter Usain Bolt crosses the line to win the men’s 400m relay for his team. PHOTO/Matt Dunham/AP
Usain Bolt sprinted to a second Diamond League victory within 24 hours at Olympic Stadium on Saturday, one year after the start of the London Games.
Bolt anchored a Jamaican 4×100 relay team to victory in 37.74 seconds, a day after winning the 100 meters in the stadium where he swept three gold medals last year.
“We haven’t run a lot of relays together,” Bolt said of his teammates. “But just being around each other, we can understand each other and know how fast we are personally. So it worked out very well.”
The 26-year-old Bolt led home teammates Mario Forsythe, Kemar Bailey-Cole and Warren Weir ahead of France and Canada.
“I’m the team leader, and I try to keep them focused and give them wisdom,” Bolt said.
About 60,000 fans packed into the Olympic Stadium, which temporarily reopened to host the Diamond League. It will be revamped into a multi-sport stadium, which Premier League team West Ham will use in the 2016-17 season.
“It is always beautiful and always wonderful in London, I really enjoy it here,” Bolt said. “It is just an extremely great stadium and I am happy.”
