Usain Bolt eyes 200m record in race to immortality

Jamaica's gold medallist Usain Bolt poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's 100m during the athletics competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 15, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE

Usain Bolt believes a new 200m world record is a possibility as he embarks on the next leg of his race for immortality at the Rio Olympics on Tuesday.

The world’s fastest man electrified Rio on Sunday by romping to a third consecutive gold in the 100m, the first leg of his bid for an amazing “triple triple.”