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Jamaica's Usain Bolt, left, receives a gift from the cameraman who hit Bolt with a segway after the 200m final on Aug. 27.Kin Cheung—AP  by [Julia Zorthian](https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/)  ## Julia Zorthian Aug 28, 2015 2:13 PM UTC The cameraman who [took out Usain Bolt with a Segway](http://time.com/4013105/usain-bolt-cameraman-fall/) on Thursday says he later apologized to the world’s fastest runner. With a handshake, the [pair made peace](http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/28/usain-bolt-segway-world-athletics-championships?CMP=share%5Fbtn%5Ftw) at the 200m medal ceremony. “The important thing is that he is OK. I’m fine and ready to get back to work,” Song Tao told the _Guardian_ through a translator. Song [gave Bolt a red bracelet](http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2015/08/28/usain-bolt-segway-cameraman-track-and-field-world-championships-apology-medal-ceremony/), and Bolt gave song a pat on the back. Bolt had won his [record 10th gold medal](http://time.com/4012996/usain-bolt-gold-medal-200-meters/) at the world championships moments before the Segway incident. “The rumor I’m trying to start right now is that Justin Gatlin paid him off,” Bolt [joked](http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/27/usain-bolt-wiped-out-by-cameraman-on-segway-when-celebrating-200m-gold) later about the cameraman and his rival, Gatlin, whom Bolt had just beaten. \[[_The Guardian_](http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/28/usain-bolt-segway-world-athletics-championships?CMP=share%5Fbtn%5Ftw)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4014606/usain-bolt-segway-cameraman/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4014606/usain-bolt-segway-cameraman/"},"headline":"Segway Cameraman Who Knocked Over Usain Bolt Says He's Sorry","datePublished":"2015-08-28T14:13:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T10:31:26.712Z","description":"The two make peace","url":"https://time.com/4014606/usain-bolt-segway-cameraman/","keywords":["Usain Bolt"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e329b202ef6da3a/69886160a988ca7b826b4197/usain-bolt-cameraman.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Zorthian","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/julia-zorthian/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e329b202ef6da3a/69886160a988ca7b826b4197/usain-bolt-cameraman.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Usain-bolt-cameraman","caption":"Jamaica's Usain Bolt, left, receives a gift from the cameraman who hit Bolt with a segway after the 200m final on Aug. 27.","creditText":"Kin Cheung—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4014606/usain-bolt-segway-cameraman/","name":"Segway Cameraman Who Knocked Over Usain Bolt Says He's Sorry"}}]}] ```