Jamaicans win gold, silver and bronze in 200m final

01 Feb 2016 | Admin Author

Eastern Cape sprinter Anaso Jobodwana finished eighth in the men's 200m final on Thursday night.

The South African finished in a time of 20.69 seconds, 1.37 seconds behind winner Usain Bolt, who became the first man in history to retain the Olympic 200m title.

Jamaica completed a full-house of results, as Yohan Blake finished second, ahead of fellow countryman Warren Weir.

Just like Beijing 2008 - Bolt walks away with both sprint gold medals after defending his 100 metre title on Sunday night.

He's the first man to win the 100 and 200 metre sprints at successive games.

South Africa's Willem Coertzen finished ninth overall in the men's decathlon.

Coertzen finished on 8-thousand 173 points, 696 behind American winner Ashton Eaton.

In cycling, Sifiso Nhlapo failed to progress past the quarterfinals of the BMX racing.