Bolt scores golden double

BERLIN – Usain Bolt extended his stunning domination in the sprints Thursday, adding the 200-meter gold to his tally at the world championships with yet another world record.

Gritting his teeth and pointing to the clock as soon as the record flashed. Bolt is now 5-for-5 in major sprint events going back to the Beijing Olympics, winning gold each time with a world record.

His time of 19.19 slashed .11 seconds off the mark he set last year at the Beijing Olympics and came four days after breaking his 100 record by the same margin.

“I am on my way to being a legend.” Bolt said.

No one among the near capacity crowd at the 70,000-seat Olympic Stadium disagreed, while Bolt was already thinking of more titles.

“If Queen Elizabeth knighthooded me... I would get the title Sir Usain Bolt,” the Jamaican said. “That sounds very nice.”

Alonso Edward of Panama was second, a massive .62 seconds behind Bolt, Wallace Spearmom of the United States took bronze.

Bolt’s spirits got a boost before the start when teammate Melaine Walker added the world title to her Olympic gold in the women’s 400 hurdles, another success for the Caribbean island with outsized performances at the championships.

With defending champion Tyson Gay out injured, Bolt’s only true competition stood beyond the finishing line a huge track clock painted in the same colors as his Jamaican jersey.

Again he warmed up to the crowd like no one else can. (AP)