Bolt anchors Jamaica into finals

Usain Bolt ’ s bid to bring the curtain down on his glittering career with a 15 th world gold medal remained on track as Jamaica qualified for the final of the 4 x100m relay.
Bolt took the unusual step of racing the relay heats , something usually reserved for the more unheralded members of the squad .
Tyquendo Tracey , Julian Forte and Michael Campbell safely negotiated the first three legs before Bolt steered his team home in a winning, season ’ s best of 37 . 95 seconds.
“It ’ s been brilliant . The energy in the stadium is outstanding, ” Bolt said, hailing the deafening support in the packed-out London Stadium “ not just for me but the whole championships”.
Bolt said his emotions were still in check at the thought of bowing out of track and field.
“For me it’ s hard to be sad because the energy I’ m getting from the crowd is brilliant , I’ m just happy .
“There are no words to describe how I am feeling . ”
Bolt acknowledged that Yohan Blake would likely come in for the final, all the while praising his less experienced relay teammates.
“The young runners in our team — it is just about executing and coming through the race for them, ” he said.
“We have been training that relay, there were some camps. Still there were some mistakes. Yohan Blake coming in for the final is definitely good . ”
Bolt’ s bid to retain his 100 m title went up in smoke as American Justin Gatlin won gold , with Christian Coleman taking silver .
It was the first time Bolt had been beaten at a major championship since the 4 x100m relay at the 2007 worlds in Osaka .
The 100 and 200m world record holder, who also anchored the Jamaican squad to a world record in the relay of 36 . 84 sec at the 2012 London Olympics , will be back at the track for the final at 2050 GMT .
Bolt has amassed eight Olympic golds and 14 world medals, 11 of which are gold , the Jamaican having won two silvers in 2007 before his 100m bronze in London.
No matter the result of the relay, organisers said Bolt will be afforded a dedicated lap of honour on Sunday in tribute to his amazing track career .
Gatlin ran the second leg for the US team, led off by Mike Rodgers , another dope cheat, BeeJay Lee and Coleman on anchor.
They clocked 37. 70 seconds to finish 0 . 06 sec ahead of Britain .
“It felt good , ” said Rodgers . “It feels like second nature because we work well together.
“We are confident we can win. We will go and prepare well for tonight . ”
Also qualifying for the final were France, China, Japan, Turkey and Canada .