Friday, 10 August 2012

Usain Bolt's 200m win at London 2012 sets new Olympics Twitter record

Usain Bolt's victory in the 200m final at London 2012 has set a new Olympics Twitter record. The Jamaican sprinter's win on Thursday (August 9) generated over 80,000 tweets per minute (TPM) on the microblogging site.
Twitter announced on its official account: "Record alert! @usainbolt sets a new Olympic Games conversation record with over 80,000 TPM for his 200m victory. #Olympics" The 25-year-old came in at 19.32 seconds to scoop gold in the Olympic Stadium, beating fellow countrymen Yohan Blake and Warren Weir into the silver and bronze positions respectively.

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