Just watched the Olympic semi-finals and I can feel it coming. There is just too much talent for it not to. I'll stretch to say two might go under 9.58 and it won't be anyone from the USA.
Bolt will beat Blake, who will beat everyone else.
Just watched the Olympic semi-finals and I can feel it coming. There is just too much talent for it not to. I'll stretch to say two might go under 9.58 and it won't be anyone from the USA.
Bolt will beat Blake, who will beat everyone else.
Shhhhh!!! Just wait lol
I really don't see it happening. Bolt just doesn't look quite as good as he did compared to the semis in Berlin or Beijing to me. I think he's going to win convincingly, but 9.57 or lower.. I don't know.
I'm not saying it can't happen.. it is a fast track, and if he gets the right tailwind, some serious times could get dropped. If Blake is right there at the end, that could push Bolt to something under 9.58 as well.. but I would put my money on something 9.6x.
It's going to be a fun race to watch.
Asafa has been looking confident too. To be honest, all the big names have impressed me. Although I'm not rooting for Gatlin, he is a threat to Powell and has shown beautiful form. Dude is FAST and looks like he is floating down the track.
hope they saves the doping tests, should be interesting to find out what they are using when they get better tests in the future.
jamerica gonna go for the 1-6 sweep?
Here's my prediction
1. Blake
2. Bolt
3. Gatlin
4. Gay
5. Powell (forever 5th in the Olympics)
6. Churandy Martina
7. Ryan Bailey
8. Richard Thompson
Lets see how I do. I'll bump this thread after.
1)Blake
2)Gatlin
3)Bolt
is how i see it going.
chuckie d wrote:
If Blake is right there at the end, that could push Bolt to something under 9.58 as well..
That's the key right there. Bolt may or may not be in 2008 shape but he's got to show Blake who is boss and Blake is not going to let that happen easily. Then there is Gatlin whose been running his mouth non stop. No love lost between he and Bolt. The real beast on the track will be Usain Bolt!!!
The potential energy build up to this event surpasses anything we have ever seen before. I'm so excited that I'm wearing a pair of depends while I drink my Red Stripe.
bolt looked so good in that semi I hope he carries that over to tonight. Blake looked good to but didn't ease up nearly as much as bolt did, given he was a few hundredths faster.
I'm predicting 9.55 for Bolt
Bolt
Blake
Gay
Gatlin
Powell
Get a life
Even though I'm from the U.S., there will be no greater joy today for me than seeing Bolt absolutely smack Gatlin in the mouth when both of them are at their best to hopefully shut him up.
Gatlin drew lane 6 and Bolt is in 7. Can't wait to watch a replay of Gatlin's face when Usain just starts pulling away and he can do nothing about it. Worthless arrogant drug cheat.
Full lanes for the final:
2 Richard Thompson
3 Asafa Powell
4 Tyson Gay
5 Yohan Blake
6 Justin Gatlin
7 Usain Bolt
8 Ryan Bailey
9 Churandy Martina
chuckie d wrote:
Even though I'm from the U.S., there will be no greater joy today for me than seeing Bolt absolutely smack Gatlin in the mouth when both of them are at their best to hopefully shut him up.
Gatlin drew lane 6 and Bolt is in 7. Can't wait to watch a replay of Gatlin's face when Usain just starts pulling away and he can do nothing about it. Worthless arrogant drug cheat.
the only difference is that bolt has managed to hide his drug use so far.
nisse wrote:
the only difference is that bolt has managed to hide his drug use so far.
Good, well it doesn't count then. Go play somewhere else.
Gatlin runs a 9.44 to shock the world
1. Bolt 9.65
2. Gay 9.70
3. Blake 9.71
4. Gatlin
5. Thompson
6. Powell
7. Bailey
8. Martina
We may see a final where EVERYBODY breaks 10.00. The race will be between Gatlin and Blake. But who knows it could be a blanket finish with the 4 stars.
5 lanes across: Powell, Gay, Blake, Bolt, Gatlin. Kaboom
Here is how I'd like it to go...
1. Bolt
2. Blake
3. Powell
4. Gay
5. Thompson
6. ???
7. ???
8. GATLIN
How I think it will go....
1. Bolt
2. Blake
3. Gatlin
4. Gay
5. Powell
6. ???
7. ???
8. ???
bolt absolutely jogged half of his semi and still ran 9.87. he looked the best in the semis. gaitlin is just on a mission and will be the main threat to bolt. blake will have to battle to hold onto 3rd from a hard charging gay.
1. could go either way to bolt or gaitlin
2.
3. blake
gay
the time is anyones guess. bolt could throw down a sick 9.5 again but remember he does not do his best running from behind and the way gaitlin starts he will get the jump on the whole field.
i think this is gaitlins to lose. he is easily that good.