Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt defended his flamboyant celebration after he won the 100m and 200m in world record fashion, having been criticized by International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Jacque Rogge, who said Bolt did not act in the "spirit of the Olympic ideal".

"I talked with those guys (other competitors) and most of them are OK with it," Bolt said during a promotion for Puma yesterday in Beijing. "I am just enjoying myself and people are here to see your personality. I am just showing my personality. That's just me."

Bolt's winning celebration, which Rogge called "showboating", has become one of the best-remembered images of the Beijing Games.