"More than the greatest" was how Yohan Blake described his Jamaican teammate Usain Bolt after Friday night’s 4×100-meter relay final at the Rio Games.
Given that Bolt had just swept the sprint gold medals for a third straight Olympics, giving him a total of nine overall, it was difficult to argue with Blake's assessment.
Bolt embellished his reputation as one of the greatest-ever Olympians when he completed the "triple triple" on Friday night, bowing out with a perfect record that never seriously looked in danger at any of the three Summer Games he competed in.
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