Usain Bolt Gets Plowed Over By Cameraman on a Segway After Winning His Race—Watch Now!

Sprinter unknowingly gets taken out

By Francesca Bacardi Aug 27, 2015 4:16 PMTags
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He might be the fastest man on Earth, but even Usain Bolt couldn't flee from this hilarious run-in.

After the Olympic sprinter crossed the finish line at the 2015 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Beijing Thursday—where he won, of course—Bolt was taken out by a cameraman on a Segway. The man was driving alongside the 29-year-old runner when the wheel got caught and caused him to turn into Bolt, knocking him right over. It's not meant to be funny, but we couldn't help but laugh (only because he's OK!).

"It didn't actually hit me in my Achilles, it hit me in my calf area," Usain explained to reporters. "It's all right, I will get over it. Never a doubt [for the relays], never a doubt. I am just going to get it massaged, ice it up a bit and I should be fine."

Bolt added, "The rumor I'm trying to start right now is that Justin Gatlin paid him off." Gatlin, Bolt's main rival, later responded, "I want my money back."

Getting knocked to the ground after the 200-meter race, Bolt did a backwards somersault to help him get back up before jogging/limping off to the side. The cameraman seemed to be OK, too, but by the looks of this video people were more concerned with the athlete.

Watch the video above to see Bolt get knocked to the ground!