"Jamaican sprinters are taking over the world. We've always been the sprinters, but we're going to tell the world we're taking over forever, forever," said Usain Bolt of Jamaica on Friday.
In less than two days, the sacred flame of the 29th summer Olympic Games in Beijing, which has been burning atop the National Stadium in north Beijing since Aug. 8, is going to be extinguished.
The smiling faces and encouraging high-fives were immediately replaced by misty eyes and tight hugs after the 1.96-meter middle blocker Zhao Ruirui scored the decisive point to clinch the women's volleyball bronze medal for China.
