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LONDON, Aug. 12-- The London World Championships just can't stop popping up surprises which could hardly be pleasant memories for Jamaican great Usain Bolt and home hero Mohamed Farah who both bid farewell to their careers. In his last race of his career, Bolt limped off the track while hosts Britain took the stunning 4x100m victory to the ecstacy of the capacity London Stadium spectators, a never better redemption for the disappointing silver in the men's 5,000m. Bolt, running the anchor leg, staggered halfway down the straight, dropping the baton before falling facing down. Dreaming of hanging up his running spikes as "unbeatable", the 11-time world champion and 8-time Olympic titlist limped across the finish line. British anchor runner Nethaneel Michell-Blake also dropped onto the ground, in blissful disbelief as his team took the important victory in world lead time of 37.47 seconds, beating the American squad, consisting of new 100m winner Justin Gatlin and runner-up Christian Coleman to the second place in 37.52. Japan took bronze in 38.04. Beijing worlds silver medalists China finished fourth with second-leg runner Xie Zhenye just coming back from injury. It has been a rollercoaster night for the celebrating home fans when a couple of hours ago their emotion could only be described as disappointed. Farah failed in his quest for a fourth 5,000m world title in his farewell race just like Bolt as Ethiopian young gun Muktar Edris, 23, seized the glory from the 34-year-old. | 
