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Usain Bolt Wins Another Race, Then Gets Flattened by a Segway

The world's fastest man cruised to another world title Thursday in Beijing, but he ran into trouble after the race.
Image: Beijing 2015 IAAF World Championships
A TV cameraman drives into Usain Bolt of Jamaica after the men's 200m final during the Beijing 2015 IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium, also known as Bird's Nest, in Beijing.ROLEX DELA PENA / EPA
By Patrick Garrity

The world's fastest man eased to another world title Thursday in Beijing, then ran into trouble on his victory lap.

Usain Bolt's record win in the 200 meters at the World Athletics Championships was slightly marred when a TV cameraman aboard a Segway took out the Jamaican sprinter.

Bolt tumbled to the ground, flipped over to get back on his feet and then briefly held his left leg. He then walked back to the cameraman to make sure he was OK, too.

As for the race, Bolt held off American Justin Gatlin again to claim a 10th world championship five days after nipping Gatlin at the line in the 100 meters.

Patrick Garrity

Patrick Garrity is a news editor at NBCNews.com. In that role, he assigns, edits, reports and writes breaking news stories, and works with a team of reporters covering mainly the daytime hours. He started this role in April 2013. 

Before that he was on the launch team at The Daily — News Corp's "iPad newspaper" — where he spent two years as a news editor.

Prior to that, he worked in newspapers, serving in multiple roles — including associate editor from 2005 to 2010 — at the Burlington Free Press. 

He lives in Manhattan with his wife and two young daughters. 

Associated Press contributed.