Thompson hails Bolt

Trinidad’s Richard Thompson said he was proud to have finished second in the Olympic 100 metres on Saturday but that he knew during the race he could not match the “phenomenal” Usain Bolt.

Thompson took the silver in a personal best time of 9.89 seconds but was way behind Jamaican Bolt, who won the blue riband event in lightning style and smashed his own world record in 9.69. He said he felt it was a “great accomplishment” to have finished second to Bolt.

BEIJING, Sunday, Reuter