Birthday boy Bolt celebrates double

A tired Usain Bolt celebrated his 23rd birthday today after smashing his second world record in five days at the World Championships in Berlin.

Fri, 21 Aug, 2009 - 08:26

A tired Usain Bolt celebrated his 23rd birthday today after smashing his second world record in five days at the World Championships in Berlin.

After winning the 100 metres with a new world record of 9.58 seconds on Sunday, Bolt completed the sprint double by destroying his own world record in the 200m for good measure.

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