RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Usain Bolt sauntered onto the track, stretched out his arms and waved his hands, signaling for more applause.
He knew how this night was going to go.
Bolt's swan song in the Olympic 100 meters Sunday night was a no-doubter — a pedestrian-by-his-standards 9.81-second sprint down the straightaway, but not so slow that he couldn't take time to point at his own chest with his thumb a step before he crossed the finish line.
"It was brilliant," Bolt said. "I didn't go so fast but I'm so happy I won. I told you guys I was going to do it.