New 100m Rule

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Spectators will see less of Usain Bolt with controversial bye introduced for 100m in London
By JONATHAN MCEVOY and NEIL WILSON
Last updated at 1:54 AM on 15th February 2011
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Spectators at London 2012 will be left short-changed by a revolutionary rule that sees Usain Bolt and the world’s other leading sprinters handed a bye into the second round of the 100 metres for the first time in Olympic history.
The break with tradition effectively ushers in a two-tier Olympics at odds with the institution’s original ideals.

Read more: London Olympics 2012: Spectators will see less of Usain Bolt after bye introduced for 100m | Daily Mail Online

Asafa Powell will be excited about this. He always looks best in the semi final.