The fastest man in the
world charged clear of United States rival Justin Gatlin as the Jamaican
quartet of Nesta Carter, Kemar Bailey-Cole, Nickel Ashmeade and Bolt
won in 37.36 seconds.
The U.S finished second in 37.56 seconds with Canada taking the bronze after Britain were disqualified for a faulty handover.
The 26-year-old Bolt has
now collected eight gold medals at world championships, equaling the
record held by American trio Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson and Allyson
Felix, not to mention the small matter of six Olympic titles.
The relay triumph followed individual successes in the 100 and 200 meters in the Russian capital.
"I'm proud of myself and
I'll continue to work to dominate for as long as possible," Bolt said,
having previously expressed his intention to carry on until the 2016 Rio
Olympics.
Victory was never
seriously in doubt once he got the baton safely in hand from Ashmeade,
while Gatlin and the United States third leg runner Rakieem Salaam had
problems.
Gatlin strayed out of his lane as he struggled to get full control of their baton and was never able to get on terms with Bolt.
Earlier, Jamaica's women
underlined their dominance in the sprint events by winning the 4x100m
relay gold, anchored by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who like Bolt was
completing a triple.
Their quartet recorded a
championship record of 41.29 seconds, well clear of France, who crossed
the line in second place in 42.73 seconds.
Defending champions, the
United States, were initially back in the bronze medal position after
losing time on the second handover between Alexandria Anderson and
English Gardner, but promoted to silver when France were subsequently
disqualified for an illegal handover.
The British quartet, who were initially fourth, were promoted to the bronze which eluded their men's team.
Fraser-Pryce, like Bolt aged 26, became the first woman to achieve three golds in the 100-200 and the relay.
In other final action on the last day of the championships, France's Teddy Tamgho became the third man to leap over 18m in the triple jump, exceeding the mark by four centimeters to take gold.
Germany's Christina Obergfoll finally took gold at global level in the women's javelin after five previous silvers, while Kenya's Asbel Kiprop easily won a tactical men's 1500m final.
Bolt's final dash for
golden glory brought the eight-day championship to a rousing finale, but
while the hosts topped the medal table from the United States there was
criticism of the poor attendances in the Luzhniki Stadium.
There was further concern when their pole vault gold medalist Yelena Isinbayeva made controversial remarks in support of Russia's new laws, which make "the propagandizing of non-traditional sexual relations among minors" a criminal offense.
She later attempted to
clarify her comments, but there were renewed calls by gay rights groups
for a boycott of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, the next major sports
event in Russia.
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