Boom! Bolt v Gay v Powell on August 6

sweeeeeeeeeeeeett. Hope Gay is up to the race. Well, no one but Asafa looks on top form right now, so we should see a great race.

If Gay holds form, he will be up for the race. Did you see him coming off that curve of his 200m? I know he got rolled up in the 2nd 100, but his curve was astonishingly fast, with a very powerful start and all. Put that kind of effort on a straight and he's going to be flying!

Bolt 9.6high, Gay 9.7low, Powell 9.7mid-high. Wishing...maybe.

le Maitre wins in a lean with a 9.8

I'm cynical - I'm just assuming one of these guys will come down with an 'injury' next week

tyui wrote:

I'm cynical - I'm just assuming one of these guys will come down with an 'injury' next week

Or "personal" or "financial" issues? ;-)

Gods that would be hilarious!

at least one of them will pull out

i always thought Brussels was supposed to be the only showdown of the season?

Yep. At least one of the won't be on the startline.

Prize if anyone can guess which one (or two) and why.

Oh so many injuries to choose from but a popular one among them seems to be the Achilles. I'll say Gay Achilles.

Headline Gay pulls out of meeting with Bolt and Powell do to sore Achilles

I hate to have a half-empty attitude, but you are about as likely to see Xiang Liu, Dayron Robles and David Oliver line up in the hurdles, which is not likely at at all.

My bet is on Gay to back out...

I don't know why but he seems the favourite to DNS to me for some reason

Any other predictions?

Justin Gaitlin FTW!!!! Give the people what they want!!!!

TrackCoach wrote:

I hate to have a half-empty attitude, but you are about as likely to see Xiang Liu, Dayron Robles and David Oliver line up in the hurdles, which is not likely at at all.

I hate it that this is what track and field has come to. Strike that...track. The field guys and gals regularly go up against each other. Granted, it's not QUITE the same as racing side by side to a finish line, but Thorkildsen and Pittkimaki always throw against each other, Blanca and Chaunte have jumped against each other something like 5-6 times this season already, all the big shot and hammer throwers are at every meet together, pretty much all the vaulters are at every meet together.

Remember when the big names used to race each other? When did this whole avoidance thing start? Coe and Ovett?

I don't give a shit if some guy goes undefeated on a season...especially if he didn't race the other big guys in the event(s). So what if Gay goes undefeated at 200 if he doesn't face Bolt. So what if Powell were to go undefeated if he didn't face Bolt and Gay. I would rather see these guys race each other frequently, push each other often, and revolutionize sprinting while bringing some damn excitement back to the sport.

great, Bolt will only win by a tenth

If TV doesn't come up with the money, those guys will feign injury again and cancel like they did at NY, Eugene, etc.

Hold Up wrote:

If TV doesn't come up with the money, those guys will feign injury again and cancel like they did at NY, Eugene, etc.

Right: they flew to the sports injury center in Germany to fool you.

More likely they flew there to fool themselves.

probably not wrote:

le Maitre wins in a lean with a 9.8

He's not listed as a starter. I'm sure he's gassed anyway. If all three make it to the startline I'll predict:

1. 9.78 Bolt

2. 9.84 Gay

3. 9.91 Powell

Hold up hit it on the head: money.

Depending on how good the money is, and how badly they need it, none of them will pull out.

I thought that Bolt got 90% of all appearance fees for a meet, leaving little for others.

If that is true, why are Gay and Powell even running? Hmmm...

Maybe they are finally getting tired of the ducking themselves. There comes a time as an athlete where you have to put up or shut up, and you know it. That time used to be Brussels, now it appears to be Stockholm. Good.

I hope that if they all race in Sweden, they will all race again in Belgium. THAT would be the best outcome--a chance for redemption for the 2 losers of race 1, and a chance to cement status for the winner of race 1.

Hey, this just MIGHT be all about athletics at this point. Amazing.

Until one ducks out.