Posts Tagged Usain Bolt
Tyson Gay beats Usain Bolt over 100m for the first time
Posted by ShopinJA in Breaking News, International Sports, Sports Center on August 6th, 2010
Tyson Gay has beaten Usain Bolt over 100m for the first time at a Diamond League meeting in Stockholm.
Gay won the race in a time of 9.84secs, with Bolt over a metre behind in 9.96secs. Both men made good starts, but from 20m, Gay was clearly in the lead, and Bolt was unable to make up the deficit. The two rivals embraced and Bolt congratulated the American before smiling for the cameras.
Tyson Gay beats Usain Bolt to win the 100m at the Diamond League meeting in Stockholm. Photograph: Scanpix Sweden/Reuters
The start of the race was disrupted by two faulty starts as the runners were forced to leave their blocks and restart their routine and the Jamaican triple Olympic champion admitted this was a distraction. Bolt also suffered a calf injury in May, but he refused to blame his preparation, saying Gay was the better man on the day.
“It’s just one of those days for me today,” Bolt told the BBC. “I got a good start but there was no power. But I was ready, I was focused.”
In reference to the faulty starts, he said: “It kind of gets annoying, but I can’t blame that, he (Gay) was ready, he was in better shape than me.”
Gay was equally gracious in victory. “I know what his limitations are, it’s his off-year, and I know he has a lot more left in the tank,” he said, adding that his aim now was to beat Bolt when both men were in top form.
Source: guardian.co.uk
Bolt to Race 100, Drop 200 at Swiss Meet
Posted by ShopinJA in Featured Post on July 6th, 2010
Usain Bolt will run in the 100 metres instead of the 200 at the Athletissima meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, this week.
Organisers say the Olympic and world champion switched to the shorter race in Thursday’s event to avoid aggravating a sore Achilles’ tendon.
Athletissima spokesman Pierre-Andre Pasche says Bolt is recovering well from the injury but made the change after consulting his doctor in Munich.
Pasche says the IAAF has accepted the change.
Source: Jamaica Observer
Did Usain Bolt snub Jamaican fans?
Posted by ShopinJA in Sports Center on June 18th, 2010
JAMAICAN sprint sensation, The Hon Usain Bolt was in New York last weekend to attend the Adidas Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium. Bolt was one of many Jamaican athletes who were booked to compete at the Diamond League event.
Jamaican athletic superstar Usain Bolt cools out in the stands at last Saturday's Adidas Classic at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island, New York, the fifth stop in the new IAAF Diamond League series. (Photo: Paul Reid)
As was reported in the press, Bolt was unable to compete at the event because of an injury he sustained a few weeks ago. As it turns out Bolt attended the meet. Many fans expected and we were led to believe that despite his injury he would attend the Grand Prix to acknowledge the thousands of Jamaican fans.
Of course Bolt attended the event but snubbed fans. To add insult to injury, whereas Bolt availed himself for one interview with NBC, no such access was granted to the other ethnic press.
To jog Bolt’s memory…the interview he granted NBC is the same outfit that ignored him during the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
BOLT’S NEW FAST CAR
Posted by ShopinJA in Featured Post on October 14th, 2009
Yesterday after getting his latest toy, a 2010 Nissan GTR, world 100m record holder, Usain Bolt, was invited to take his car this weekend to Dover for a gentlemanly race.
Bolt was invited after JRDC Driver’s Championship contender, Douglas ‘Hollywood’ Gore heard of his new acquisition. Gore also invited former record holder, Asafa Powell to the event as well.
The Nissan GTR replaces a 2009 BMW M3 which Bolt overturned on the Highway 2000 toll road earlier this year. Asafa Powell is also the proud owner of a Black Series CLK C63 Mercedes, which is the 575 hp version of the already hot Kompressor C-Class.
Exotic supercar
Bolt, the fastest man in the world, drove away in the exotic supercar after a brief photo opportunity at Worldtron Motors, Chelsea Avenue, St Andrew, yesterday. The twin turbo charged Nissan GTR is rated at 485 hp and has a top speed of 190+ mph. Purchase price is estimated at more than 110,000 pounds sterling (J$15,400,000).
In describing Bolt’s new car, Gore said: “The M3 was more of a sporting sedan; I think the GTR is probably one of the ultimate sports cars. Knowing that it is a four wheel drive vehicle with traction aids, it should give Bolt more control. It is easier to drive and safer at speed.”
