Usain Bolt breaks Olympic record in epic 100-meter final

LONDON – It was past midnight long after Usain Bolt electrified the Olympics again, having emerged from a slow start to not merely defeat but also break the will of the fastest group of humans ever assembled en route to another gold in the 100 meters.

He already had. Over 9.63 blistering seconds in a heavily hyped race packed with challengers desperate to unseat him.

Jamaica's Yohan Blake finished second at 9.75. America's Justin Gatlin was third at 9.79. Neither Blake nor Gatlin ever ran faster than they did Sunday. This was the second- and third-fastest men on Earth running as well as they ever have.

And neither stood a legitimate chance against the Lightning Bolt.

Legend? There is no other word