Usain Bolt is all smiles after winning his third World Championships gold following the 4x100m relay by leading the Jamaican team of Nesta Carter, Asafa Powell and Nickel Ashmeade to victory in 37.36 seconds at the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing.
The 29-year-old has now won a record 11 gold medals at athletics' premier event- also won three sprint titles at the 2009 and 2013 World Champs.
China was confirmed to have taken silver as a result of the USA slip-up in a time of 38.01 seconds, to the delight of the Beijing crowd, while bronze was awarded to Canada which finished in 38.13.
The Jamaican quartet celebrate by taking selfies of themselves after the race with the Bird's Nest spectators
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