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Usain Bolt Makes History Again, And Other Olympic Highlights

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt (L) reacts asfter he crossed the finish line to win the Men's 200m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 18, 2016. (Oliver Morin/AFP/Getty Images)
Jamaica's Usain Bolt (L) reacts asfter he crossed the finish line to win the Men's 200m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 18, 2016. (Oliver Morin/AFP/Getty Images)

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt sprinted to another win in the Men's 200-meter at the Rio Olympics, his third straight gold medal in that event. Bolt can add another gold tonight in the 4x100 relay race.

But Bolt wasn't the only story on the track last night in Rio. Ashton Eaton sealed his second-straight win in the decathlon, and the American women's 4x100 relay team took advantage of a do-over and earned a spot in that final tonight.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd talks with NPR's Tom Goldman.

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Tom Goldman, NPR sports correspondent. He tweets @tomgoldmannpr.

This segment aired on August 19, 2016.

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