"That still doesn't give me any motivation, " said Bolt, who is expected to be rested for the 4x100m relay first-round heats on Friday.

BBC: Bolt switches focus to relay gold

He reached the 400m semi-finals there and also took part in a preliminary round of the 4x400m relay.

BBC: Africa

The torch relay is an event, a happening, the social gathering of communities many of which don't unite round much else these days.

BBC: Going for the happiness gold