Was it ever in doubt? The "Lightning Bolt" struck once again in Beijing as the king of sprint stormed to yet another golden treble at the Bird's Nest, where he shot to fame at the 2008 Olympics.
As allegations raged over widespread doping in athletics, Bolt gave the crisis-hit sport a morale boost by crushing two-time doping offender Justin Gatlin in the 100 and 200 metres, before anchoring Jamaica to gold in the 4x100m relay -- giving him an astonishing 11th world title.
The biggest scare Bolt suffered was when the six-times Olympic champion was knocked over by a cameraman who lost control of his electric scooter, sending him sprawling. In his press conference, Bolt shot a look at Gatlin beside him and sniffed: "Justin Gatlin talks too much." Ouch!