Usain Bolt has prevailed over Justin Gatlin.
The Jamaican sprinter won the 200m final at the World Athletics Championship in Beijing. Bolt ran 19.55, finishing ahead of Gatlin in second place, a repeat result of the 100m final last Sunday.
However, Bolt faced a greater foe after the race – a cameraman on a segway.
During Bolt’s victory lap around the Bird’s Nest stadium, an overly eager cameraman managed to knock the 29 year off his feet.
Here we see the cameraman, on his segway, eyeing up Bolt.
I'm not sure who's more of a hero, Usain Bolt or this cameraman pic.twitter.com/aM6BHHiufO
— Joe Shread (@JoeShreadSky) August 23, 2015
Before mercilessly attacking the sprint king.
Eccolo l'impatto #Bolt #cameraman
⚡️⚡️⚡️#direttaeurosport #Beijing2015 https://t.co/uuPpm2yB6f— Eurosport IT (@Eurosport_IT) August 27, 2015
Actually, it appears the guy just lost control of the segway, before taking Bolt out.
The moment #UsainBolt could have gone from double World Champion to ruptured achilles in a matter of minutes. https://t.co/NGYxufEozs
— Simon Thomas (@SimonThomasTV) August 27, 2015
https://twitter.com/FrankieFranchi/status/636891279910158336
Bolt took it like a champion, joking to the BBC: “He tried to kill me!”
“Maybe he was like, ‘He wins too much. Let’s take him out.”
Meanwhile the cameraman looks to have hurt his head, his pride and damaged his camera, but won’t be sued for injuring the fastest man who ever lived.
Careful careful! #thoseareexpensivelegs #Beijing2015 pic.twitter.com/dQYtxew9CR
— Kareem Streete-Thompson OLY (@kaystreete) August 27, 2015
