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Usain Bolt taken down by cameraman after 200m win

Shortly after the Jamaican great won a fourth 200-metre title and a 10th gold overall at the world championships on Thursday in Beijing, a cameraman on a two-wheel vehicle banged into Usain Bolt from behind.

Mishap follows latest victory at world championships

Usain Bolt gets taken out by cameraman

9 years ago
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While celebrating his 200m gold, Bolt was accidentally knocked over by a cameraman on a segway

Turns out, only a man on wheels can take down Usain Bolt.

Shortly after the Jamaican great won a fourth 200-metre title and a 10th gold overall at the world championships on Thursday in Beijing, a cameraman on a two-wheel vehicle banged into Bolt from behind.

Suddenly, the Olympic champion was down on his back, flipping over before getting back on his feet and then briefly holding his left leg.

After regaining his composure, he walked back to the cameraman to make sure he was OK, too.

"It took me out pretty well," Bolt said. "But I'm OK. No issues so I'm happy about it."

Bolt jokingly blamed rival Justin Gatlin, who took silver in the 200, for the accident.

"The rumour I'm trying to start right now is that Justin Gatlin paid him off. So, that's what I'm going with," Bolt said, with Gatlin sitting right next to him.

Gatlin retorted: "I want my money back. He didn't complete the job."

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt goes bottoms up after being hit by a Segway-riding cameraman after the men's 200m final at the 15th IAAF World Championships, in Beijing, on Thursday. He was unhurt. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)