As if there was anything left to be proved, Usain St Leo Bolt, cemented his place in the pantheon of sprinting gods by winning the 100-m and 200-m events at the ongoing World Athletics Champi-onships in Beijing. Born in 1986, the Jamaican sprinter first bagged the 100-metre event by a hair’s breadth and then won the 200-metre gold with ease, to live up to his nickname ‘Lightning Bolt’.

In an age where superlatives are tossed around casually, ‘the greatest’ does sit deservedly on Bolt’s shoulders. He was the first man to hold both the 100-m and 200-m world records since fully automatic time measurements became mandatory in 1977. The reigning Olympic champion in these events, Bolt became the first man to win six Olympic golds in sprinting. He has won every award one can speak of in the fold. What stands out, though, is his image. A champion whom women can take home to their mothers (they need to catch him first though); he is — most importantly — the clean champ.