[color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]Jamaica's Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating American Justin Gatlin to gold at Rio 2016.[/color]
[/size][/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]Bolt, 29, ran 9.81 seconds in his final Olympics to replicate his success at Beijing 2008 and London 2012.[/color]
[/size][/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]Twice banned for doping offences, Gatlin was 0.08 seconds behind Bolt, with Canada's Andre de Grasse in third.[/color]
[/size][/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]"Somebody said I can become immortal," said Bolt. "Two more medals to go and I can sign off. Immortal."[/color]
[/size][/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]De Grasse took bronze in a personal best of 9.91, ahead of Bolt's Jamaican team-mate Yohan Blake.[/color]
[/size][/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]There was no British interest in Sunday's showpiece as CJ Ujah and James Dasaolu were eliminated in the semi-finals.[/color]
[/size][/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]Bolt remains on target to leave Rio with a third successive Olympic treble, having won the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay titles in 2008 and 2012.[/color]
[/size][/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]"It wasn't perfect today, but I got it done and I'm pretty proud of what I've achieved," he said. "Nobody else has done it or even attempted it.[/color]
[/size][/color][color=rgb(37, 37, 37)]"I expected to go faster, but I'm happy that I won. I did what I had to."[/color]