RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 14, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after the final of men's 100m at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 14, 2016. Usain Bolt won the gold medal with 9.81. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai/IANS)
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 20 (IANS) Usain Bolt on Friday led Jamaica to the men's 4x100 metres relay gold medal at the Rio Olympics.
Jamaica clocked 37.27 seconds, beating second-placed Japan by 0.33. The United States came third in 37.62 but was disqualified, Xinhua news agency reported.
Canada finished third with a timing of 37.60 seconds to take the bronze medal.
Bolt has won an Olympic sweep of 100m, 200m and 4x100m for the third straight time.
Surprise World Championship 2015 runner-up China was fourth.
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