Faltering Jamaicans give Bolt the Commonwealth blues

Even the presence of sprint legend Usain Bolt failed to inspire Jamaica's track athletes at the Commonwealth Games today as they suffered another beating in the women's 200 metres.

As Bolt looked on from the VIP seats in his new ambassadorial role, double Olympic champion Elaine Thompson failed even to medal, adding to Jamaica's troubles on the Gold Coast after missing out on both 100m titles.

Shaunae Miller-Uibo romped to victory for the Bahamas in the women's 200m in a new Games record of 22.09 to further darken Bolt's mood after Yohan Blake's 100m flop on Monday, when he had to settle for bronze.

Miller-Uibo was presented her gold medal by none other than Bolt, the eight-time Olympic champion.

"It's a pleasure getting it from a great like him," Miller-Uibo told reporters. "Me and Elaine, we compete a lot and she always brings her A-game. I think we put on a great show."
"There's nobody that doesn't want to chase a double Olympic champion because everybody's fit, everybody's hungry and everybody wants a medal."
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"I have him with me everywhere I go... I've learnt not to take life for granted because at any moment stuff could happen."