Why did the Jamaican athlete who won the 100metres took off his shoes at the end?

Question

I was wondering if that is any kind of tradition just like swapping shirts at the end of a football match.

Answer 1

Because his sponsor paid him to

Answer 2

Because Usain Bolt is sponsered by Puma and probably gets more money for doing that. He also had inscriptions on his shoes that said something about him being 100m champion. Shows how confident he was. Im not sure what they said but thats what its to do with

Answer 3

Maybe they want to feel the ground?

Answer 4

so he could point at something written on his shoes, I'm not sure what was written but it said something beijing. I'm pretty sure that the correct answer

Answer 5

coz he is model/endorser for Puma