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Usain Bolt brought the curtain down on his Olympic career with a record-equalling ninth gold medal, anchoring Jamaica to relay glory in a perfectly scripted 'triple-triple' finale. (Reuters Photo)
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Greatest sprinter
The 29-year-old superstar, widely seen as the greatest sprinter in history, stormed over the line in 37.27sec to trigger an eruption of adulation in the Olympic Stadium. (AFP Photo)
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Surprise silver
Japan's quartet took a surprise silver in 37.60sec while Canada took bronze after the United States, who crossed in third, were later disqualified. (AFP Photo)
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'Triple-triple'
The victory saw Bolt complete a third consecutive clean sweep of the 100m, 200m and 4x100m titles -- the so-called 'triple-triple' following his six gold medals in the 2008 and 2012 Games. (AFP Photo)
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Track and field record
It leaves Bolt, who will retire in 2017, level with Carl Lewis and Paavo Nurmi on nine Olympic gold medals, a record for a track and field athlete. (AFP Photo)
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Bolt bows
Bolt lingered on the track after his lap of honour, kneeling down to kiss the finish line amid chants of "Usain Bolt, Usain Bolt" echoed from the stands. (AFP Photo)
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Incredible career
The relay gold was the final act of an incredible Olympic career that redefined athletics and has left commentators scrambling to find a new superlatives as each milestone came and went. (AFP Photo)
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100m and 200m gold
On Sunday Bolt became the first man in history to win a hat-trick of 100m gold medals and followed that up with Thursday's barnstorming win in the 200m, sealing another never-before-seen treble. (AFP Photo)
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Dashing teammates
The relay triumph was potentially the most awkward, with Bolt's gold medal hopes reliant on the performances of his team-mates. But Asafa Powell, Yohan Blake and Nickel Ashmeade were in no mood to fluff their lines. (AFP Photo)
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Universal delight
A superb third leg by Ashmeade ensured that Bolt had a precious lead after the final changeover. From that point there was only ever going to be one outcome and Bolt powered home by three metres to universal delight. (AFP Photo)
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