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Usain Bolt has received a Guinness World Record for an lawsuit that doesn't exist.
Bolt enjoyed a legendary sprint career, famously winning 8 Olympic golden medals.
He won golden medals crossed 3 Olympics, including 2008 Beijing, 2012 London and 2016 Rio de Janeiro.
His sanction is etched successful past and is inactive the satellite grounds holder for the 100m and 200m races.
The Jamaican clocked 9.58 seconds implicit 100m successful Berlin, Germany, astatine the 2009 World Championships - a clip that has yet to beryllium bettered by anyone.
His clip of 19.19 successful the 200m is besides a satellite record, having delivered a stunning show astatine the 2009 World Championships.
And Bolt has present added different accolade to his medal haul aft being named a Guinness World Records ICON.
Usain Bolt was presented with the grant successful Manchester. Image: Guinness World Records
The grant is portion of the company's 70th day celebrations, with Bolt being presented the certificate by GWR Editor-In-Chief Craig Glenday during an lawsuit successful Manchester.
He has been described arsenic a 'once-in-a-generation athlete' connected and disconnected the track.
On being handed the peculiar honour, Bolt said: "I’m ever blessed to beryllium recognised by Guinness World Records.
"I’m honoured to beryllium portion of the greats, being an ICON is what I strive for.
"It shows that the enactment I enactment successful truly matters, I’m blessed to beryllium portion of it."
Glenday added: "Usain Bolt is much than conscionable a record-holder, he’s a planetary ICON who has demonstrated what the quality assemblage and tone are susceptible of.
"As we observe 70 years of record-breaking, we’re honoured to recognise Usain’s bonzer travel and invitation radical everyplace to get inspired, get progressive and beryllium portion of it."
Bolt joins the likes of euphony prima Taylor Swift, treble amputee triathlete Billy Monger, Polar explorer Preet Chandi and the tallest and shortest women successful the satellite Rumeysa Gelgi and Jyoti Amge arsenic a Guinness Word Records ICON.
