Sunday, July 1, 2012

Blake Bolt

  • While the U.S. had a slow night filled with semifinals at the track and field Olympic Trials, drama happened at the Jamaican Olympic Trials. Yohan Blake upset world record holder and defending Olympic champion Usain Bolt. Blake ran 100m in 9.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • KINGSTON, Jamaica — An early wake-up call, a quick run and a nap. Couldve been a typical Saturday morning for almost anyone in Jamaica, though for Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt, this was anything but typical.
  • (The Daily Advertiser)
  • Blake, who shocked Bolt with an emphatic win in the 100m on Friday, followed it up with an even more impressive performance in the 200, catching the triple Olympic gold medalist down the stretch before holding him off in the closing metres.
  • (asia.eurosport.com)
  • Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake woke up early Saturday and advanced to the next round of the 200-meter race with ease at Jamaican Olympic trials.
  • (Herald-Standard)
  • Yohan Blake served notice he will be ready to challenge for the Olympic 100m title, upstaging world record holder Usain Bolt to win in 9.75 seconds at the Jamaican Olympic Athletic Trials on Friday.
  • (Taipei Times)
  • KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake advanced to the next round of the 200 meters with ease at the Jamaican Olympic trials on Saturday.
  • (Star-Gazette)
  • Not even Usain Bolt can argue with that. The Fastest Man in the World wasnt the fastest man in Jamaica on Friday night.
  • (FOXSports.com)
  • The showdown between triple Olympic champion Bolt and world champion Blake lived up to its billing as the highlight of the four-day meeting as The Beast roared home in a dazzling 9.75 seconds, a personal best and fastest in the world this year.
  • (au.eurosport.com)

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