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Rio Olympics 2016: Usain Bolt, Andre De Grasse reach 200 final in a laugher

Usain Bolt keeps making it look easy. The world's fastest man had some fun on the way to posting the fastest time in the 200-meter semifinals Wednesday night, sharing a laugh with his heir apparent Andre De Grasse before the race was even finished.

De Grasse, who took bronze behind Bolt and Justin Gatlin in the 100 meters Sunday, sped up down the home stretch as Bolt started to ease off the gas. De Grasse turned his head to smile at his idol in the adjacent lane as he came up on Bolt's shoulder. The two-time defending Olympic champion, ever the showman, clearly appreciated the gesture and broke out into laughter as he rolled across the line in 19.