Jamaica cop three medals in Men's 200m final
Posted by NEWSROOM on 09/08/2012 at 9:12pm
The Olympic stadium in London erupted today as Jamaica copped the three top spots in the Men's 200m final.
Usain Bolt sizzled to 19.32 seconds to lead a clean sweep for Jamaica in the race, creating history by becoming the first man to retain both Olympic sprint titles.
Fellow Jamaicans Yohan Blake clocked 19.44 seconds to place second and Warren Weir third in 19.84 seconds.
This is the first time Jamaica has had a clean sweep of any event in the Olympics.
Today's brilliant performance in the 200 m race has pushed Jamaica’s medal tally to nine with three gold, three silver and three bronze.
Today's success in London has sent Jamaicans island wide into wild celebration.
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