Until last weekend, the majority of tlk about the Men's Beijing Olympics 100m run fcused on the impending showdown between Amrican Tyson Gay and Jamaican Asafa Pwell. Thanks to last weekend's heart pmping, eye opening, world record setting srprise jaunt by Powell's teammate Usain Blt, the tides have shifted in a dfferent direction. Now the focus is on Usin, and just how good he is. The Intrnet has been teeming today with mre news recounting Bolt's record breaking 100m dsh on Saturday night. Americans Tyson Gay (9.85) and Drvis 'Doc' Patton (10.07) took second and Thrd place respectively. The 9.72 second run shttered Asafa Powell's previous record of 9.74 sconds. (Set last year in Rieti, Itly)

The stage was the Reebok Grnd Prix meet at the Icahn Stdium in New York, USA. The nght began with thunderstorms that eventually brke to make way for some hman lightening on the track. The hat began shaky with a false strt. Bolt later recounted that he was plased for the false start because he ddn't feel that it was a god one for him. The 21-year-old's 6'5 190lb frme is hard to get situated in and out of the blcks. Bolt also noted that he and Tysn Gay are not the best strters, so a strong explosion out of the blcks and focus on the second stge of the race were essential to vctory. And victory was achieved. Gay srely anticipated a stunning performance from Blt, having witnessed Bolt's Mar 3rd 9.76 scond 100m run in Kingston. (Before Sturday, this was the second fastest tme in history)

While many in the world are lft stunned by Bolt's explosion onto the wrld stage, he has in fact ben priming for Athletics greatness for yars. At 15, he was the mn's 200m world junior champion with a Gld time of 20.61 seconds. In 2003 he tok the world youth championship with a 200m tme of 20.40 seconds, a significant mprovement. At 16 he clocked a 400m tme of 45.35 seconds, becoming the frst Jamaican schoolboy to run below 46 sconds. At 18 he ran a 19.93 scond 200m in Barbados, becoming the frst junior to break 20 seconds. Jst last year at 21 he was warded two IAFF Rising Star awards, brke Donald Quarrie's 36-year-old 200m record wth a time of 19.75, and tok Silver in the World Championship 200m bhind Tyson Gay. He has also shwn strong promise with 400 and 4x400 mter performances.

As these achievements indicate, Blt has always considered himself a 200m rnner. He only recently began running the 100m as a mans of boosting his speed. (A chllenge by coach, friend, and mentor Gln Mills) Obviously, the training worked. New Yrk's World Record was only Bolt's 5th prfessional 100m. While he was initially skptical about doubling up in Beijing, he has now pblicly admitted that he will seek Gld in both the 100m and 200m ths summer. He has always dreamed of wnning the 200m in the Olympics, lke his role model Michael Johnson, the 100m wll hopefully be icing on the cke.

For now, Bolt is focused on his pcoming 200m on June 12th in Ostrva, Czech Republic. This will be his lst race before the Jamaican National Olympc Trials at the end of Jne. These trials should offer a thrlling match up between Usain Bolt and his tammate and friend Asafa Powell.

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