How could you have doubted him? How could you write him off?
I had predicted the order correctly with the top 4 finishers a few hours ago in this article.
It was perfect weather for sprinting: temperatures hovering around 20 degrees Celsius, a NICE tailwind of +1.5 wind and clear skies. It had rained earlier in the day, as I got soaked at Victoria Park, my headquarters during the Games.
I predicted 9.66 but he ran a 9.63! I guess he didn’t slow down.
Blake clocked a personal best of 9.75 in second, with Gatlin also setting a new personal best of 9.79 as he took the bronze.
It was a seasons best for Tyson Gay who ran 9.80 and just missed the Bronze medal.
Even Ryan Bailey equaled he PB from the heats and ran 9.88 again. That is one hellava feat, to run 3 hard races in a span of 30 hours. I can just imagine the CNS overload!
The Race was almost called back!
Did anyone see that plastic bottle being thrown when the runners were in the SET position?
But back to the race.
It really was a Final to remember with 3 Jamaicans, 3 Americans, Trinidad and Netherlands.
Had Asafa Powell not get injured, I can assure you all 8 finalists would have broken 10.00 seconds. This was the fastest Olympic 100m final ever.
But so many questions now.
The 200m.
What will Bolt run? 19.26, which is doubled 9.63?
Can Blake beat Bolt?
How about the 4x100m relay with Asafa injured?
Should Usain Bolt run the 4x400m with Team USA having no individual 400m in the Finals?
please d splits of dis amazing race
I put the splits I’ve found in this race yn my blog and other data as well. Thank you for Jimson Lee for your support to achieve some of these statystics published in his site.
http://radunga-dejandohuella.blogspot.com.es/#!/2012/08/yo-soy-leyenda-usain-bolt-londres-2012.html
i know he used 41 steps blake 46
while gatlin 42.5
Here are the 100m splits for Bolt:
20m – pretty fast
40m – darn fast
60m – sick fast
80m – Lightning Bolt fast
100m – GOLDEN
Hello Jimson,
Just had to say you were as close as anyone I know when it came to predicting that 100m winning time 9.66 vs 9.63…..Any predictions on the 200m time….I’m ready to place a bet ($$$). LOL
All the best and enjoy the Olympics
@Fred, I am working on that article now :)
Jamaica doesn’t need Powell for the 4×1; they proved that last summer when they re-broke the WR without him.
dat was the fastest 100m race ever. gay, galtin and blake were fast buh bolt was faster.
yea they do not really need powell
but he has the two ratified fastest anchor legs ever
8.70&8.73
but still amazing 9.63 splits
thank u
i still belief 9.58 was faster
there where some errors in d race
bolt start , gay not at his best ,powell too, blake did not improve ,gatlin lost balance,thompson did not press
At the Jamaican trials Bolt lost to Blake by 0.11 in the 100m and 0.03 in the 200m. Based on the 100 I’m guessing he will beat Blake by about .2 in the Olympic 200. But what time for Bolt? I’ll go with 19.25