Ok guys,
what do you all think about fridays 200m? i reckon Bolt will not win whether its through injury or some other reason.
thought?
I think Bolt wins big though the times won’t be that good. He’ll be the only one under 20 and win by a margin of 0.3 or more.
I think Bolt will have a pretty decent time (19.7 or faster unless a impacted by headwinds), and that he’ll be a very convincing winner.
Sorry X Man,
Bolt will smash them. He will be a man on a mission.
He has a lot riding on this and I can’t see anyone getting within 3m of him.
I say his left spike shoe comes off rounding the corner, and hits another competitor square in the face, leading to another disqualification of Bolt! The official ruling will be “stepping out of his lane”.
lol anyone take in his reaction time? 0.314
this new rule is probably going to psychologically impact sprinters even more, leading to slower reaction times. no more 0.120s or 0.130s, slower starts and slower times.
Yeah I just got back and saw his reaction time. It’ll go lower by the final, but it might not go under .2
13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Daegu (KOR) - Friday, Sep 02, 2011
200 Metres - M Semi-Final
Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Heat 1
02 September 2011 - 19:55
Position Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark . React
1 5 413 Christophe Lemaitre FRA 20.17 Q (SB) 0.173
2 3 585 Nickel Ashmeade JAM 20.32 Q . 0.157
3 2 874 Femi Ogunode QAT 20.58 . 0.178
4 8 941 Kim Collins SKN 20.64 . 0.199
5 7 294 Pavel Maslák CZE 20.87 . 0.192
. 4 204 Sandro Viana BRA DQ .
. 6 157 Michael Mathieu BAH DNF . 0.184
. 1 731 Mosito Lehata LES DNS .
Heat 2
02 September 2011 - 20:03
Position Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark . React
1 6 588 Usain Bolt JAM 20.31 Q . 0.207
2 4 801 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure NOR 20.50 Q . 0.143
3 5 198 Bruno de Barros BRA 20.54 q . 0.167
4 3 1015 Rondel Sorrillo TRI 20.56 q . 0.137
5 7 1110 Darvis Patton USA 20.72 . 0.170
6 2 629 Hitoshi Saito JPN 21.17 . 0.146
7 8 967 Reto Schenkel SUI 21.18 . 0.176
. 1 783 Churandy Martina NED DNS .
Heat 3
02 September 2011 - 20:11
Position Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark . React
1 3 1073 Walter Dix USA 20.37 Q . 0.160
2 5 813 Alonso Edward PAN 20.52 Q . 0.207
3 4 591 Mario Forsythe JAM 20.63 . 0.178
4 7 283 Michael Herrera CUB 20.75 . 0.180
5 2 448 Christian Malcolm GBR 20.88 . 0.152
6 8 633 Shinji Takahira JPN 20.90 . 0.201
7 1 384 Jonathan Åstrand FIN 21.03 . 0.135
8 6 315 Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud EGY 21.15 . 0.220
That would be a real slap in the face.
PLACE BIB NAME COUNTRY DATE OF BIRTH LANE RESULT REACTION
1 588 Usain BOLT JAM 21 AUG 86 3 19.40 WL 0.193
2 1073 Walter DIX USA 31 JAN 86 4 19.70 SB 0.161
3 413 Christophe LEMAITRE FRA 11 JUN 90 6 19.80 NR 0.160
4 801 Jaysuma SAIDY NDURE NOR 1 JAN 84 8 19.95 SB 0.164
5 585 Nickel ASHMEADE JAM 7 APR 90 5 20.29 0.136
6 198 Bruno DE BARROS BRA 7 JAN 87 2 20.31 0.158
7 1015 Rondel SORRILLO TRI 21 JAN 86 1 20.34 0.122
813 Alonso EDWARD PAN 8 DEC 89 7 DNF 0.188
Lemaitre was amaizing!
I guess Bolt is a fake - now you guys can stop.
Bolt makes his competition look like the Korean women sprinters.
On a side note, does he ever get a good tailwind?
We’re going to have a white guy winning diamond league races next year. :eek:
Bolt keeps this sport alive.
the 100m was pretty average one, but the 200m final kicked ass!!!
Hard to believe but with a healthy Tyson in this race a fine time like 19.80 does not even win a medal.
Great final. I was impressed with the 2nd and 3rd place times too. I am always surprised how Walter Dix runs so fast without maintaining a proper sprint position. He maintains a lean right to the finish line with his shoulders rounded forward. This clearly prevents proper rotation through the hips and cuts his top speed. His technique works for him as evidenced by the great time but, as a coach, I wonder if he could run much faster with some changes?
200 final was so much better than the 100m, which is very rare. Watching Dix run the semi so easily I suspected he would put down a great time in the final. Fantastic to watch. The tension is building over seeing Bolt and Gay race a 200m at a major championship. I hope they are both healthy and on top of their games for London, and that will be the most epic 200m final ever.