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Post by clifflee4mvp™ on Aug 6, 2010 21:05:07 GMT -6
sports.espn.go.com/oly/trackandfield/news/story?id=5443238 STOCKHOLM -- It turns out Usain Bolt can be beaten. From Beijing to Berlin, it seemed that Bolt and his long, turbocharged strides were more than a match for anyone over 100 meters. But Tyson Gay upset the defending world and Olympic champion Friday in a race between the two fastest runners in history. Gay beat the Jamaican at the DN Galan meet in 9.84 seconds at the same stadium where Bolt last lost a race two years ago. The American seemed in complete control against the world record-holder. The pair raced side by side in lanes four and five. Gay, looking comfortable, drew away while Bolt strained to keep up and finished second in 9.97. "I'm really happy with the win, even though Usain Bolt isn't in the best shape," Gay said. "It was very important to beat someone like that for the fans and the sport." Bolt has run faster this year, finishing in 9.82 a month ago in Lausanne, Switzerland. A sellout crowd in the 1912 Olympic Stadium turned silent before the showdown. And the tension heightened even further after two false starts. "I think it showed that I wasn't in the best of shape," Bolt said. "I'm not unbeatable. I can be beaten and it showed today. "This is my easy season," he added. "If you don't beat me this season it's not going to happen next season because next year is a championship year." The sprinters both looked like they left plenty in reserve when they cruised through the heats, and so it was for Gay when it came to the final. Richard Thompson of Trinidad finished third in 10.10. The race would have had even more star power had Asafa Powell of Jamaica not pulled out Wednesday because of a back injury. That denied fans the chance to see the first race featuring the world's three fastest men. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Bolt mesmerized all of track and field in winning the 100 and 200 -- becoming the first man since Carl Lewis in 1984 to sweep both Olympic sprints. He then stormed to another world record of 9.58 last August at the world championships in Berlin.
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Post by Dale on Aug 7, 2010 5:42:46 GMT -6
Cool  |
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Post by kickinfamily on Aug 9, 2010 11:11:04 GMT -6
Yeah, downplay it all you want, it's still a win  |
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