KINGSTON, Jamaica, June 27, 2009 (AFP) - Beijing Olympic double sprint champion Usain Bolt won the 100 meters at the Jamaican Athletics Championships on Saturday in 9.86 seconds, the fastest wind-legal time in the world the year.
Bolt, running into a 0.2m/sec headwind and racing in lane four next to rival Asafa Powell, eased down with a finger across his lips at the finish as he booked a berth in the World Championships in August at Berlin.
I am feeling good,'' Bolt said. I am now looking forward to get into better shape.’’
Powell finished second in the showdown with his top rival in 9.97 with Michael Frater third in 10.02.
Bolt, who took control of the race from the 50-meter mark, said the ``run showed that I am getting back into shape.’’
In the women’s 100m, Shelly-Ann Fraser showed she has recovered from her appendix surgery in April by posting 10.88, the fastest wind-legal time in the world this year, into a 1.5m/sec headwind.
Kerron Stewart was second in 10.93 while Sheri-Ann Brooks was a distant third in 11.16.
In the 400m hurdles, Isa Phillips won the men’s event in a world leading 48.05 while Olympic champion Melaine Walker took the women’s, edging Kaliese Spencer at 54.70 by .01 of a second.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvAsYzHP-nw
Check his hands at 85m-90m mark. He wanted to celebrate early, changed his mind, did a couple of strides, eased off, pulled the “guns out” and managed to have fun before crossing the line.
Bolt is looking supreme right now. Asafa looked pissed. I think its all about Bolt vs Gay this year. Asafa will have to do battle with the others (Rodgers etc) this year. I wonder how long he’ll be able to take these beatings? He looked frustrated. Nothing like the Powell I knew leading up to Athens 2004.
Asafa looked serious. He got out great but either he faded or Usain BROUGHT ON THE JUICE. Either way Bolt and Powell looked pretty good.
The women looked better. The american women are in trouble. the jamaican women running there times into a headwind.
Does anyone have any videos of the women’s final?
Not so fast my friend.
agreed, also a 4x100 victory coming up once they can get the baton around
that’s fast
In the front-on slow motion view you can see that Bolt stops working with about 10 strides to go (i.e. at about 75m).
You can also see that Frater’s foot clips the ground at the start just like Powell’s. It seems like this is something Franno coaches, presumably to encourage low foot recovery during acceleration.
I think Ato did this at times (scraping the foot) as did Thanou. I think she must have been coached to do that as I believe she did so regularly.
Jamaica National Championship Meet
JAAA NATIONAL SENIOR TRIALS - 06/26/2009 to 06/28/2009
Jamaica Amatuer Athletic Association
National Stadium, Kingston
Event 4 Men 200 Meter Dash
World Record: W 19.30 08/10/2008 Usain Bolt, Jamaica
NATIONAL Rec: N 19.30 08/20/2008 Usain Bolt
Meet Qualifying: 21.25
Name Age Team Seed Prelims
Heat 1 Preliminaries Wind: -3.6
1 Blake, Yohan 19 Racers Track Club 20.60 20.72Q
2 Bolt, Usain 22 Racers Track Club 19.30 20.75Q
3 Williams, Christopher 37 Unattached 20.62 20.89q
4 Marr, Khan 26 University OF TE 21.10 21.50
5 Davis, Lancford 30 Unattached 20.80 21.73
6 Lee, Keneil 20 University OF TE 21.05 21.89
7 Grey, Ravel 21 University OF TE 21.19 22.15
– Slowly, Steve 30 Unattached 20.90 DNF
Heat 2 Preliminaries Wind: -1.4
1 Mullings, Steve 26 Unattached 20.14 20.44Q
2 McKenzie, Ramone 18 Calabar High School 20.66 20.56Q
3 Ashmeade, Nickel 19 St. Jago High 20.50 20.86q
4 Leslie, Shavel 19 Unattached 21.13 21.44
5 Robinson, Marlon 24 Unattached 21.10 21.78
6 Campbell, Raymond 23 Unattached 21.21 21.81
– Saunders, Jesse 23 University OF TE 20.99 DNF
Heat 3 Preliminaries Wind: -3.3
1 Anderson, Marvin 27 Racers Track Club 20.15 21.07Q
2 Waugh, Ainsley 27 Unattached 20.22 21.15Q
3 Dwyer, Rasheed 20 G.C.Foster College 20.68 21.17
4 Brown, Xavier 26 Unattached 20.75 21.26
5 Campbell, Clement 33 Unattached 21.12 21.47
6 Morgan, Orlando 25 Unattached 21.11 21.72
7 Brown, Richardo 23 Unattached 21.49 21.74
World Record: W 19.30 08/10/2008 Usain Bolt, Jamaica
NATIONAL Rec: N 19.30 08/20/2008 Usain Bolt
Meet Qualifying: 21.25
Name Age Team Seed Prelims Wind
Preliminaries
1 Mullings, Steve 26 Unattached 20.14 20.44Q -1.4
2 Blake, Yohan 19 Racers Track Club 20.60 20.72Q -3.6
3 Anderson, Marvin 27 Racers Track Club 20.15 21.07Q -3.3
4 McKenzie, Ramone 18 Calabar High School 20.66 20.56Q -1.4
5 Bolt, Usain 22 Racers Track Club 19.30 20.75Q -3.6
6 Waugh, Ainsley 27 Unattached 20.22 21.15Q -3.3
7 Ashmeade, Nickel 19 St. Jago High 20.50 20.86q -1.4
8 Williams, Christopher 37 Unattached 20.62 20.89q -3.6
9 Dwyer, Rasheed 20 G.C.Foster College 20.68 21.17 -3.3
10 Brown, Xavier 26 Unattached 20.75 21.26 -3.3
11 Leslie, Shavel 19 Unattached 21.13 21.44 -1.4
12 Campbell, Clement 33 Unattached 21.12 21.47 -3.3
13 Marr, Khan 26 University OF TE 21.10 21.50 -3.6
14 Morgan, Orlando 25 Unattached 21.11 21.72 -3.3
15 Davis, Lancford 30 Unattached 20.80 21.73 -3.6
16 Brown, Richardo 23 Unattached 21.49 21.74 -3.3
17 Robinson, Marlon 24 Unattached 21.10 21.78 -1.4
18 Campbell, Raymond 23 Unattached 21.21 21.81 -1.4
19 Lee, Keneil 20 University OF TE 21.05 21.89 -3.6
20 Grey, Ravel 21 University OF TE 21.19 22.15 -3.6
– Saunders, Jesse 23 University OF TE 20.99 DNF -1.4
– Slowly, Steve 30 Unattached 20.90 DNF -3.6
What do you think. I will have a more definitive answer after I see the women run some europe meets.