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Until last weekend, the majority of t lk about the Men's Beijing Olympics 100m run f cused on the impending showdown between Am rican Tyson Gay and Jamaican Asafa P well. Thanks to last weekend's heart p mping, eye opening, world record setting s rprise jaunt by Powell's teammate Usain B lt, the tides have shifted in a d fferent direction. Now the focus is on Us in, and just how good he is. The Int rnet has been teeming today with m re news recounting Bolt's record breaking 100m d sh on Saturday night. Americans Tyson Gay (9.85) and D rvis 'Doc' Patton (10.07) took second and Th rd place respectively. The 9.72 second run sh ttered Asafa Powell's previous record of 9.74 s conds. (Set last year in Rieti, It ly) The stage was the Reebok Gr nd Prix meet at the Icahn St dium in New York, USA. The n ght began with thunderstorms that eventually br ke to make way for some h man lightening on the track. The h at began shaky with a false st rt. Bolt later recounted that he was pl ased for the false start because he d dn't feel that it was a g od one for him. The 21-year-old's 6'5 190lb fr me is hard to get situated in and out of the bl cks. Bolt also noted that he and Tys n Gay are not the best st rters, so a strong explosion out of the bl cks and focus on the second st ge of the race were essential to v ctory. And victory was achieved. Gay s rely anticipated a stunning performance from B lt, having witnessed Bolt's Mar 3rd 9.76 s cond 100m run in Kingston. (Before S turday, this was the second fastest t me in history)
While many in the world are l ft stunned by Bolt's explosion onto the w rld stage, he has in fact b en priming for Athletics greatness for y ars. At 15, he was the m n's 200m world junior champion with a G ld time of 20.61 seconds. In 2003 he t ok the world youth championship with a 200m t me of 20.40 seconds, a significant mprovement. At 16 he clocked a 400m t me of 45.35 seconds, becoming the f rst Jamaican schoolboy to run below 46 s conds. At 18 he ran a 19.93 s cond 200m in Barbados, becoming the f rst junior to break 20 seconds. J st last year at 21 he was warded two IAFF Rising Star awards, br ke Donald Quarrie's 36-year-old 200m record w th a time of 19.75, and t ok Silver in the World Championship 200m b hind Tyson Gay. He has also sh wn strong promise with 400 and 4x400 m ter performances. As these achievements indicate, B lt has always considered himself a 200m r nner. He only recently began running the 100m as a m ans of boosting his speed. (A ch llenge by coach, friend, and mentor Gl n Mills) Obviously, the training worked. New Y rk's World Record was only Bolt's 5th pr fessional 100m. While he was initially sk ptical about doubling up in Beijing, he has now p blicly admitted that he will seek G ld in both the 100m and 200m th s summer. He has always dreamed of w nning the 200m in the Olympics, l ke his role model Michael Johnson, the 100m w ll hopefully be icing on the c ke. For now, Bolt is focused on his pcoming 200m on June 12th in Ostr va, Czech Republic. This will be his l st race before the Jamaican National Olymp c Trials at the end of J ne. These trials should offer a thr lling match up between Usain Bolt and his t ammate and friend Asafa Powell.
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