We will never see his like again

I don't care how you want to serve it up - boiled or braised, toasted or roasted - you simply cannot argue the fact Usain Bolt is the greatest sprinter there has ever been.

The lanky Jamaican from the northern parish of Trelawny had no right to win the men's 100m final at the world champships on Sunday at the Bird's Nest.

Way undercooked due to a persistent hip injury this season, a stumbling, bumbling semifinal run and facing a rival, Justin Gatlin, who going into that finale had the five fastest times in the world, there was seemingly no chance 'Lightning' could strike for a ninth champs gold on a star-lit Beijing night.