World famous Usain Bolt declared himself the greatest athlete of all time on Thursday after storming to victory in the Olympic Games 200m to seal an unprecedented second successive sprint double.

Lately Bolt came to London facing questions over whether he was still the alpha male of the sprinting world after twin defeats to Yohan Blake in the Jamaican trials. But the 25-year-old successfully proved his worth, retaining his 100m title on Sunday in the second fastest time ever.

And emphatically silenced his doubters on Thursday, crossing the line in the equal fourth fastest time of all time of 19.32sec. "It's what I came here to do. I'm now a legend, I'm the greatest athlete to live," said Bolt, who led a Jamaican clean sweep of the medals, ahead of Blake and Warren Weir.

"I did what I wanted. I came out of a rough season and I did what I had to do. I've got nothing left to prove. I've showed the world I'm the best. It's wonderful. Jamaica has proven that we are the greatest sprint country."

Bolt, the 100m and 200m champion at the Beijing Games in 2008, has now eclipsed the record of US track legend Carl Lewis, who won three golds and a silver in the sprints at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.

Heartiest wishes to Bolt!

Source: TNN