JFK air terminal shut down after cheers for Usain Bolt are mistaken for gun shots: Report (VIDEO)

Usain Bolt's historic victory in Rio was felt all over the world Sunday night, but maybe not as dramatically as in New York City after passengers at John F. Kennedy International Airport were told to take cover behind "anything" they could find by police after reports of gunfire caused mass panic in Terminal 8.

Every passenger ended up being evacuated from two terminals, some onto the runway, as an army of heavily armed police moved in to hunt for an apparently non-existent gunman as travelers scrambled for cover and hid behind anything they could find.

Authorities are now claiming the confusion was a "false alarm" and the "gunshots" are being attributed to "cheering" and clapping for the Jamaican sprinter who just won a Gold Medal at the Olympics.

One passenger said an officer screamed: "If you're forgetting anything it's not worth your life, everyone move now!"

Video shows scene inside NYC's JFK Airport as police order bystanders 'down on the ground.' https://t.co/2KY6SG4aj0https://t.co/EaQgMVEaSM

— ABC News (@ABC) August 15, 2016

Flights were held up for several hours and authorities spent four hours searching the terminal — as well as Terminal 1, where there was also a report of gunfire.

Port Authority police said travelers should contact their carriers and warned of a "substantial PAPD and NYPD presence" at JFK and LaGuardia due to the investigation.

Bolt easily won the signature event in track and field and became the first person to capture three straight 100-meter Gold medals at the Olympics.

Woah what a night 😳 #JFK #jfkairport pic.twitter.com/bhPEeixIho

— Zack Young (@ThisIsZackYoung) August 15, 2016

Passengers did a little sprinting of their own — attempting to catch connecting flights and gather their belongings. Luckily, no one was injured during the airport scare.

Usain Bolt gets hit by Segway after completing sprint double (VIDEO)

Shortly after Usain Bolt won a fourth 200-meter title and a 10th gold overall at the world championships on Thursday, a cameraman proved that the World’s Fastest Man is still no match for one on two wheels.

While taking in the victory with a bare-footed walk on the track, some doofus on a Segway ran into Bolt from behind and knocked the Jamaican sprinter for a loop.

The Olympic champion flipped over before getting back on his feet and then briefly holding his left leg. After regaining his composure, he walked back to the cameraman to make sure he was OK, too.

"It took me out pretty well," Bolt said. "But I'm OK. No issues so I'm happy about it."

Las Vegas approves Olympic betting: Report

This summer, while the best athletes climb podiums wearing gold, silver and bronze medals in Rio de Janeiro, gamblers in Las Vegas will be cashing in their betting slips at casino windows.

On Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission voted to allow the state's sports books to offer bets on the Olympics for the first time in over a decade.

Prior to yesterday's reversal, betting on the Olympics was discouraged because of it involved amateur athletes, but professional athletes now also compete. 

And it didn’t take long for Nevada sports books to begin offering betting lines on the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

Within minutes after the Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously approved the regulation on Thursday, William Hill US established Jamaica’s Usain Bolt as a -200 favorite for the men’s 100 meters and said the USA men’s basketball team is a -320 favorite to win the gold medal for the third consecutive games.

The new regulation allows bookmakers to place betting lines on Olympic sporting or athletic events sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee. The chairman of the Gaming Control Board has the authority to remove an event or contest from betting activity.

After discussions in public workshops, the only question going into Thursday’s meeting was whether or not the Gaming Commission would prohibit wagers on events such as figure skating that are scored by judges. That notion was never addressed.

International sports books in Great Britain, Ireland and Australia and offshore Internet sites already allow such bets. South Point Hotel Casino pushed for the change with the support of other sports-book operators.

So start handicapping those little gymnasts. Because that next 10 may win you 20.

Usain Bolt filled up with sex and McNuggets at Beijing Olympics: Report

During the Beijing Olympics, a then 22 year-old Usain Bolt thought that Chinese food was “odd.” So the Jamaican sprinter ran to the nearest McDonald’s in search of his favorite food: chicken McNuggets — and ending up eating 1,000 pieces of the fried chicken parts over the course of the Games.

Besides his Kobayashian feat (and Olympic gold), this is just one of the tidbits the international track and field star reveals in his new memoir, “Faster Than Lightning” (Harper), out next week.

“At first I ate a box of 20 for lunch, then another for dinner. The next day I had two boxes for breakfast, one for lunch and then another couple in the evening. I even grabbed some fries and an apple pie to go with it,” the N.Y. Post writes about the book.

Bolt estimates that during the 10 days he spent in Beijing, he downed 100 nuggets every 24 hours. That equals 1,000 chunks of chicken. “Man, I should have gotten a gold medal for all that chowing down,” he writes.

He also had a “don’t ask don’t tell” policy with his first girlfriend.

Bolt was already dating his first serious girlfriend, Jamaican runner Mizicann Evans when he arrived in Beijing.

But after becoming an overnight sensation, he found that the “ladies threw themselves” at him, he writes.

“I was able to get any lady I wanted . . . I could walk into a party and take my pick,” he writes. “I would go into a club and think, ‘Hmm, a’ight, which one? You . . . ? You . . . ? Oh, you! Let’s do this.’ ”

So, how did the couple stay together?

“We had one rule: If I was doing my thing with someone else and Mizzi didn’t know, then she was cool. But if she found out that something had happened between me and another girl, then that person had to go,” writes Bolt.

After five years together, the couple has since split.

He also says "Bolting" — the runner’s go-to celebration, where he pulls his arm back like an archer and aims an imaginary bow at the heavens — wasn’t his idea.

The flamboyant Bolt first struck this pose when he set the world record in the 100 meters during the Beijing 2008 games. And though it looked like an impromptu celebration, it was actually planned in advance with a dancer friend from Jamaica.

“I’d made a deal that if I won the 100, I would bust some crazy dance move. It was called ‘Di World,’ ” he writes.

Though he has been criticized for the unsportsmanlike move, it hasn’t stopped Bolt from striking the pose every time he wins a race.

For the next Olympics we know Rio 2016 has the ladies, but does it have McNuggets?

Amazing photo of Usain Bolt winning 100 meters at exact time of lightning strike

It was no surprise that Olympic champion Usain Bolt won the 100 meters at the world championships in Moscow in a steady rain Sunday. But it was an amazing photo of lightning striking in the background just after the Jamaican sprinter broke the ribbon that is leaving jaws dropped.

Bolt bested American Justin Gatlin and fellow Jamaican Nesta Carter, running a 9.77 after falling behind early. Oliver Morin's perfectly-timed photo captured the speedster's finish just as a lightning bolt coincidentally streaked across the background sky.

The track and field star — who has made his "Lightning Bolt Pose" famous and mimicked by numerous other athletes around the world — had no need to pose when he had the real thing.

Bolt regained his 100 meter world title and won a fourth individual World Championships gold with a season's best of 9.77 seconds.

In heavy rain, the 26-year-old Jamaican made amends for his false start in Daegu two years ago and further cemented his status as the greatest sprinter in history.

The six-time Olympic champion overtook Gatlin in the final stages, forcing the American to settle for silver in 9.85. Bolt's countryman Carter (9.95) claimed bronze.

It was another convincing victory for the sport's brightest star, who demonstrated his superiority by equalling the eighth-fastest time of his career in pretty rough conditions.

Who says lightning doesn't strike twice? And at the same time.

Usain Bolt goes from breaking records to spinning them in DJ booth

Usain Bolt just keeps on running.  The Jamaican track star didn't waste any time after taking gold in the 4x100 relay before sprinting from Olympic Stadium to party in East London on Saturday night.

The triple gold-winning runner already showed he can break records but, at the London hotspot Puma Yard,  Bolt showed he can spin them too after he turned DJ and spun some vinyl for a packed crowd.

"He came on stage and grabbed the mike," DJ Manny Norte told The Associated Press.  "The energy went up tenfold.  It was electric.  Everyone was very excited to see him."

Whether it's at 9.63 seconds or 33 rpm's, Bolt seems to be the man.

Word is that the man who won gold in three events—100 meter, 200 meter and relay—  proved he is just as comfortable mixing music as well.

"I am happy and did what I did and I came here to be a legend," said Bolt at the club which has been used as Jamaica's home base.  "I am now, so I am very happy with myself."

Bolt's happiness carried over to the adoring crowd.

"It was an historic event," said Norte who spun alongside Bolt.  "It's not every day you get to play to a crowd with the fastest man on planet ... You can tell he loves his music— his pop and reggae.  We mixed the tracks a bit."

The fastest man in the world posed for pictures and chowed down on Jamaican food with his teammates and British hip-hop artist Clement Marfo in between sets behind the turntables.

"We always come out here and give it our best," said Bolt.  "At this Olympics we did great, so for me, it was an honor to share it with these guys and do wonderful and extraordinary things."

After attending his sponsor's party in East London's Brick Lane area, Bolt ran over to the posher Movida in London's West End. The club spokesperson Martina Pokorna said his group included Bolt's teammate Yohan Blake and British swimmer Rebecca Adlington.

She said they were given a Nebuchadnezzar— the equivalent of 20 bottles— of Aces of Spades champagne.  It has a retail value of 80,000 pounds ($125,000).

"They left at 6 o'clock this morning," she said.

It's a nice start but the real party doesn't begin until Bolt touches back down in Jamaica.

Prince Harry beats Usain Bolt in 20 meter dash

When Usain Bolt, The World's Fastest Man, raced Britain's Prince Harry— on a track Tuesday in the Jamaican capital of Kingston— guess who won?

It's good to be third in line to the King.

It wasn't much of a race as Harry got off to a false start and was already halfway down the track before Bolt even pushed off the blocks.

Bolt, wearing bright orange track shoes, bent over in laughter as Harry— wearing the Jamaican colors of green, black and gold— chugged across the finish line with his arms raised in victory.

The Olympic medalist trotted over to the smiling Harry and they both made one of Bolts signature lightning poses.

Harry can fly when he needs to and has earned his own wings as a captain in the Army Air Corps.

The mock race pitted the Olympic sprint champion against the Royal Family member as part of the Diamond Jubilee tour in honor of Queen Elizabeth II who celebrates 60 years on the throne.

Harry seemed to be having a good time with the crowd.

"Don't go running off to America because you have a clear talent your country needs," he told a group of young Jamaican athletes as he sat besides Bolt— the country's biggest national hero.