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Usain Bolt smashed his own world record in winning the Olympic 100 meters title in Beijing with one of the most remarkable performances in the history of track and field. "Nobody tries not to win, I went out there to compete."he said.
Winning the first Olympic gold for Jamaica in the 100 meters race, Bolt said the gold medal means a lot to his country, as well as to him, at the press conference held after the match.
"I did not know that I broke the world record until the end. I came here to prove that I am the best in the world, and I just did that," said Bolt who sliced three hundredths of a second from the previous world record.
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