A television cameraman and his Segway has succeeded in doing what none of Usain Bolt’s rivals failed to do as he knock out the Jamaican champ off his stride and feet, during his lap of honor.
Bolt was taking the plaudits of the crowd after winning his fourth straight 200 meters championship crown when the wheel of the cameraman’s Segway caught a trackside rail and flipped over, sending man and machine into the barefooted sprinter.
The 29-year-old Olympic champion, who had his back to the man, was knocked to the ground and sustained a few minor cuts.
“I did not hit a cameraman. He took me out,” said Bolt, who held on to his track spikes with his right hand as he did a backward roll to get back onto his feet.
