The Lightning Bolt struck the 'Bird's Nest' last night and set the Olympic history books on fire with a new world record in the men's 100 metres final.
Not only did Usain Bolt sizzle across the line in 9.69 seconds to claim the gold medal in the glamour event and an Olympic first for Jamaica, he started his celebrations several metres before he breached the tape - apparently mocking his rivals with his nonchalance.
Bolt was a class apart as he shaved three-hundredths of a second off his own world record.
'I felt the world record earlier on,' said the first Jamaican to win the title.
Richard Thompson, of Trinidad and Tobago, won the silver in a personal best of 9.89 seconds - making it a Caribbean night under clear skies in Beijing and sparking wild celebrations 13,000km away.
Dix Walter took the bronze in his personal best of 9.91, a consolation for the Americans after Tyson Gay failed to qualify for the final.