Usain Bolt wins historic 200m gold at Rio 2016 Olympics: Twitter erupts in joy

The Jamaican becomes the first athlete to win three consecutive gold medals in the same event.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt continued his dominance in the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympic Games, winning his third consecutive 200m race. The Jamaican outpaced his opponents with ease in 19.78 seconds, bringing his career gold medal tally to eight.

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Canada's Andre de Grasse came in second with a time of 20.02 seconds, his second medal at Rio, while France's Christophe Lemaitre was awarded the bronze. He edged out Great Britain's Adam Gemili after both finished with a time of 20.12 seconds.

Bolt now has eight gold medals at the Olympics. The sprinter will also be looking to win his last event at the games, the 4X100m relay, which takes place during the weekend.

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IBTimes UK looks at how Twitter reacted to Bolt creating history.

The 200-meter final was close. Oh, wait... #Rio2016 #UsainBolt pic.twitter.com/8GtfJAK8VQ
— Aaron Dodson (@aardodson) August 19, 2016

When you compete against Usain Bolt the options available are just #Silver and #Bronze #Gold is not an option!
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) August 19, 2016

There's Usain Bolt, and there's everyone else. pic.twitter.com/ZOlm718aUd
— Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) August 19, 2016

#UsainBolt is the #MuhammedAli of his generation: Fastest, coolest, most confident, easily the most popular & famous at #Rio2016
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) August 19, 2016

Congrats to my friend and training partner @usainbolt Well done big man. A true inspiration and a living legend! pic.twitter.com/gYlGZzlUUz
— Yohan Blake (@YohanBlake) August 19, 2016

Ever noticed that the whole world becomes Jamaican when @usainbolt runs?
It's almost like the other runners don't exist!
What a phenomenonâš¡ï¸
— atul kasbekar (@atulkasbekar) August 19, 2016