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Ad of the Day: The Origin Story of Running Legend Usain Bolt, as Told by Gatorade

Animated levity from Moonbot Studios

By Angela Natividad

July 25, 2016

We've learned a lot about Usain Bolt through advertising—that he broke the 100-meter world record in 9.58 seconds, hails from Jamaica, a former colony of England (at whose capital he's appeared, avenging his ancestors, as the Grim Reaper) … and loves McNuggets.

Angela Natividad

Angela Natividad is a frequent contributor to Adweek's creativity blog, AdFreak. She is also the author of Generation Creation and co-founder of Hurrah, an esports agency. She lives in Paris and when she isn't writing, she can be found picking food off your plate.

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