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...Given how quickly he has re-written track history, and the sport's varied sordid scandals with performance-enhancing drugs, questions about his diet were quickly followed by those about what else he might be taking in. That's the tragedy of track: it always pays to be skeptical. Bolt's fellow sprinters rushed to his defense. "I have no doubt [he's clean]" says Christian Malcolm of Great Britain, who finished fifth. "He enjoys the moment. That inspired Michael Johnson to run fast. Why can't that inspire Usain Bolt?" Crawford ignites. "People always assume you're cheating...
...Jamaica has no doubts. On August 17, the country's women swept the medals in the 100m. Right after Bolt's historic turn, Melanie Walker won the 400m hurdles on Wednesday. "I talked to the prime minister, he told me that everything in Jamaica is blocked off," Bolt says. "Everyone is in the streets...
...official. The second week of the Olympics is a bonanza of Bolt. Two races, two world records, and one more to go - the 4X100m relay on Friday. People are even mentioning him as they did a certain swimmer last week. "He added spirit to the sport," says Shawn Crawford, the 200m gold medalist in '04, who backed into a silver this time around when two other sprinters were disqualified for stepping out of their lanes. "He danced for us in the introduction, he danced for us at the end. I mean, he put on a show...
...stretch? Perhaps, though it's mathematically impossible for a sprinter to win 8 golds. But like Phelps, the 6 ft. 5-in. Bolt keeps you in your seat. Start with the pre-race ritual. As the loudspeaker blared military music during introductions, Bolt, who turned 22 just hours after his race, was far from standing at attention. He slapped his chest, shimmied and smiled. He pointed to the 91,000 fans in the Bird's Nest...
...amazing Bolt can move at all come race-time. His pre-race diet would seem rather detrimental. On the day of the 100m, Bolt said he had only eaten two helpings of Chicken McNuggets all day. It's not a nutritionist's dream selection. But why mess with the routine? "My masseuse bought my nuggets, of course," says Bolt of his intake on Wednesday. "I'm serious. He bought my nuggets, because I didn't really want to go to the cafeteria. I came straight to the track and my masseuse again bought me more nuggets. And I just...