Bolt favored heading into Thursday's 200m final

Usain Bolt proved he is the fastest man on the planet with his Olympic record-setting performance in the 100-meter final Sunday. Now the Jamaican's focus shifts to the 200-meter final and 4x100 relay events.

The Jamaican sprinter successfully defended his Olympic title after winning the men’s 100-meter final Sunday. Bolt ran in a blistering time of 9.63 seconds, setting a new Olympic record. He becomes the only man since Carl Lewis (1984-1988) to win back-to-back Olympic sprint golds.

The impressive performance caused Sportsbook.com to move Bolt's odds from 1-3 before the Olympics to 1-6.

Bolt races in the final of the 200-meter event Thursday afternoon. He’s also part of Jamaica’s 4x100 relay team that races Friday.

Here are the updated odds:

Men’s 200m odds:

Usain Bolt -625
Yohan Blake +400
Warren Weir +6600
Christophe Lemaitre +6600
Wallace Spearmon +10000
Churandy Martina +10000
Alex Quinonez +50000
Anaso Jobodwana +50000

Men’s 4x100m rodds:

Jamaica -333
USA +250
Trinidad and Tobago +2000
Great Britain + 2500
France +3300
Japan +10000
Canada +10000

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