It was a day that saw Usain Bolt take the top honours at the men's 200 metres sprint and saw heartbreak for India in wreslting and athletics. A look at how the Olympians performed on the fourteenth day of the Games.

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It was a day that saw Usain Bolt take the top honours at the men's 200 metres sprint and saw heartbreak for India in wreslting and athletics. A look at how the Olympians performed on the fourteenth day of the Games. (AFP Photos)

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The 25-year-old, who retained his 100m title on Sunday in the second fastest time ever, emphatically silenced his doubters on Thursday, crossing the line in the equal fourth fastest time of all time of 19.32sec.

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"It's what I came here to do. I'm now a legend, I'm the greatest athlete to live," said Bolt, who led a Jamaican clean sweep of the medals, ahead of Blake and Warren Weir.

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Bolt, the 100m and 200m champion at the Beijing Games in 2008, has now eclipsed the record of US track legend Carl Lewis, who won three golds and a silver in the sprints at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics.

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Bolt showed less of his crowd-pleasing antics than usual and was subdued in the moments before the race when palpable tension gripped the crowd waiting to witness his coronation. He pointed skywards before setting himself and as he rounded the bend, Blake briefly threatened but Bolt was not to be denied.

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(LtoR) Silver medalist Jamaica's Yohan Blake, gold medalist Jamaica's Usain Bolt and bronze medalist Jamaica's Warren Weir share a joke after posing on the podium after the men's 200m final at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 9, 2012 in London.

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Not a good day for India as Geeta Phogat was eliminated in the pre quarters of the women's Freestyle 55 kg wrestling.

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Sahana Kumari failed to go past 1.80 metres in the women's high jump to bow out of the competition meekly.

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Tintu Luka failed to keep up Indian hopes as she lost out on a chance to make it to the women's 800 meters finals.

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US gold medalist Brittney Reese poses on the podium of the women's long jump at the athletics event of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 9, 2012 in London.

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Kenya's gold medalist David Lekuta Rudisha poses on the podium after winning the men's 800m final at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 9, 2012 in London.

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Gold medalist Team USA celebrates with their medals on the pitch after the podium ceremony of the women's football competition of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 9, 2012 at Wembley stadium in London. Team USA won gold, while Team Japan took silver and Team Canada got bronze.

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Japan's Saori Yoshida (C) celebrate with coaches after defeating Canada's Tonya Lynn Verbeek in their Women's 55kg Freestyle gold medal match on August 9, 2012 during the wrestling event of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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US' gold medalist Ashton Eaton (L) and US' silver medalist Trey Hardee (R) celebrate after the men's decathlon competition at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 9, 2012 in London.

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London Olympics 2012: How the athletes fared on Day 14

It was a day that saw Usain Bolt take the top honours at the men's 200 metres sprint and saw heartbreak for India in wreslting and athletics. A look at how the Olympians performed on the fourteenth day of the Games.