Official Result
Men - 100 Metres - Final
Wind: +1.6 m/s
Pos Athlete Nat Mark
1 Powell Asafa JAM 9.77 WR*
2 Zakari Aziz GHA 9.99
3 Frater Michael JAM 10.03
4 Obikwelu Francis POR 10.04
5 Jarrett Patrick JAM 10.15
6 Egbele Aaron NGR 10.16
7 Emedolu Uchenna NGR 10.21
8 Aliu Deji NGR 10.24
9 Gardener Jason GBR 10.29
Taz wrote:
I saw his 9.85 at Ostrava. On a cold, wet evening, a couple of the other sprinters were still close to him at 70mts when he just took off.
Discounting any drug insinuation, I haven’t seen such an impressive acceleration in those last 30mts since Ben Johnson in the Olympics.
Logically, in perfect conditions, he should cream the WR.
But I’ve noticed in the past, despite the many occasions it’s forecast they‘re about to go - it’s rare for a world record to fall compared to the many times it’s announced an attempt is to be made on it.
I doubt he was accelerating, just decelerating slower than everyone else.
Splits anyone?
It took 8 years to drop the WR from 9.84 to 9.77 (0.07 sec). What do you think the chances are of another .07 in 2 months?
He has got more in him.......I think 9.75 by the end of
Summer.....got him at 4/1 on betfair for Wr....Happy
Oh I don't think he will. When I said I was "wondering" what I meant was "I doubt it".
STL_Runner wrote:
Taz wrote:I haven’t seen such an impressive acceleration in those last 30mts since Ben Johnson in the Olympics.Um, I believe Carl Lewis actually ran the last 30m faster than Ben Johnson. Mo Greene and Tim Montgomery have also run the last 30m faster than Big Ben did.
Ben came out of those blocks like he was pushed. Incredible. He also eased up.
Speed Kills wrote:
It took 8 years to drop the WR from 9.84 to 9.77 (0.07 sec). What do you think the chances are of another .07 in 2 months?
There are many instances where WRs are smashed rather than increase in some sort of consistent statistical manner.