Segway Cameraman Wipes Out Usain Bolt After 200m Victory in Beijing
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Michael Steele/Getty Images(BEIJING) — Usain Bolt may be the world’s man, but his speed was no match for an out-of-control Segway at the World Athletic Championship in Beijing Thursday.
A cameraman following behind Bolt on the two-wheeled electric vehicle after his 200m victory over American Justin Gatlin collided with the Jamaican sprinter, taking him down as he celebrated.
Bolt did not appear to be hurt in by the incident, telling reporters the Segway “hit me in my calf area,” The Guardian reports. He added, “I am just going to get it massaged, ice it up a bit and I should be fine.”
According to The Guardian, the repeat world champion even had jokes about his run-in with the Segway cameraman for his rival Gatlin.
“The rumor I’m trying to start right now is that Justin Gatlin paid him off,” he said.
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