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Usain Bolt 2012 Olympics: 9.66 in the Cards?

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August 5, 2012 by Jimson Lee Leave a Comment

Last Updated on March 10, 2013 by Jimson Lee

This article was written at 7:00pm local BST, 45 minutes before the start of the Men’s 100 meter semi-finals London Olympics.

If the weather holds up, and we get favorable tail winds, then all the talk will be about the fast track.  I wrote about the new Mondotrack surface at the London Olympic Stadium

In my bold prediction, based on the Men’s Heats, the current weather & wind conditions, and the Woman’s 100 meter Finals, I think Usain Bolt will win in 9.66 seconds with teammate Yohan Blake will come second in 9.68.  USA will fill the 3rd spot with either Tyson Gay or Justin Gatlin.

Usain bolt London 2012 Heats

But the big talk in the athletes village is the track.

There will a time, like the now banned Speedo LZR speedsuits, where technology will determine the winner.  (And of course, pharmaceuticals, but let’s save that discussion off-line)

"It was surprisingly easy," said USA’s Ryan Bailey, despite what he described as a slow start en route to a 9.88 in the Heats.

"This track is super fast," said USA’s Tyson Gay, the second fastest man in history.

Team GB’s Dwain Chambers, who had not met the Olympic A qualifying standard of 10.18 this season, had his best time of 10.25 to win the Olympic trials in Birmingham.  He ran over two-tenths of a second faster to win his heat in 10.02.

"I don’t know where 10.02 came from.  I’ve been running 10.2 all summer, but I know that isn’t me. I’ve just put it together at the right time, but I wasn’t expecting to run that fast", quotes Dwain.

See also  Interview with Christophe Lemaître

In January, Team GB’s Harry Aikines-Aryeetey spoke about the unique track surface. Wherever he competes, the former world junior 100m champion takes a cricket ball to test the track for hardness – for which read, in general terms, speed. "On a normal track it bounces to knee height. On [the London] Mondo track it comes up to your hips.

Category iconCoaching,  London 2012 Olympics,  Track & Field Tag iconYohan Blake

About Jimson Lee

I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.

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