Bolt, the 25-year-old Jamaican, defended his lofty status as World's Fastest Man by winning the 100-meter title in an Olympic-record time of 9.63 seconds. Jamaica's Yohan Blake finished second in 9.75 seconds, and Justin Gatlin of the U.S. was third in 9.79 seconds. "This is where I wanted to become a legend," Bolt said. When he approached the starting blocks at 9:52 p.m. local time, thousands of flashbulbs framed the scene. Bolt, whose 6-foot-5 frame is packed with fast-twitch muscle fiber, made an elaborate series of hand gestures, and the crowd roared. More than 2 million people applied for tickets to the session, with 80,000 winning the lottery. What they witnessed was something remarkable.
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