Bolt comes crashing down after 200m triumph – thanks to Segway

Jamaican sprinter storms to 200m victory but is brought back down to earth during lap of honour – video

Usain Bolt 2015 IAAF World Championships
(Image credit: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images)

Usain Bolt was brought crashing down to earth at the World Championships in Beijing – not by rival Justin Gatlin, but a rogue cameraman on a Segway, who ploughed into the back of the Jamaican during his lap of honour.

Bolt's brush with mortality came after he had eviscerated his rivals in the 200m final, winning gold in a time of 19.55 seconds – the fastest he has run since the London Olympics – and leaving Gatlin trailing in his wake as he jogged over the line in typically nonchalant style. Although the Jamaican took his foot off the accelerator at the end of the race he still finished 0.2 seconds in front of Gatlin.

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