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Images from Usain Bolt's Olympic-record setting 100 metre run

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Competitors take off the starting blocks in the men's 100m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 5, 2012Reinhard Krause/Reuters

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt (R) races to win the men's 100m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 5, 2012Cathal McNaughton/Reuters

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt (R) crosses the finish line to win the men's 100m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 5, 2012Pawel Kopczynski/Reuters

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt win's the men's 100m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic stadium in London August 5, 2012Brian Snyder/Reuters

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt reacts as he wins the men's 100m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 5, 2012Dylan Martinez/Reuters

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt reacts after winning the men's 100m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 5, 2012. Bolt set an Olympic record with a time of 9.63 secondsKai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt reacts after winning the men's 100m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 5, 2012. Bolt set an Olympic record with a time of 9.63 secondsKai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

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Justin Gatlin of the U.S. reacts after winning the bronze medal in the men's 100m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 5, 2012Lucy Nicholson/Reuters

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Ryan Bailey (L) and Tyson Gay of the U.S. look at the scoreboard after the men's 100m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 5, 2012. Bailey placed fifth in the race whilst Gay placed fourthLucy Nicholson/Reuters

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