Usain Bolt's over-the-top antics are a welcome sight to track and field's top officials.

IAAF President Lamine Diack and London Games chief Sebastian Coe lauded Bolt's showmanship Saturday before the Jamaican's final event in London, the 4x100-meter relay.

"Do I think what he does before and after races is over the top? No," said Coe, who also serves as a council member for the International Association of Athletics Federations. "I think it's fine. It's him."

Coe didn't stop there.

"We're not a sport of automatons. We're people that have got flair, intelligence and sometimes express it in all sorts of ways. God spare me from a sort of robotic approach to life," he said. "It's great that our sport captures those great moments. And yeah, he's fantastic."

Diack was equally impressed with Bolt.

"He's excellent for our sport," Diack said. "He's brought so much to it."

Bolt is going for his third gold medal in as many races in London. He went 3-for-3 in Beijing four years ago, setting three world records.

— Mark Long — Twitter: http://twitter.com/APMarkLong

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