Bolt with his 100 meter gold medal

Jamaica's Usain Bolt holds his gold medal a day after winning the men's 100m at the Beijing National Stadium. After a lacklustre performance at the opening of the Beijing track and field competition the USA is hoping it can use the event to try and close the gold medal gap on China, where the Olympics hosts have 35 compared to the USA's 19.

Gold medallist Usain Bolt of Jamaica hugs an unidentified women after the men's 100m medal ceremony of the athletics competition in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 17, 2008.