August 2009

Usain Bolt wins 100m at 2009 Zurich Golden League in 9.81 seconds

28th August 2009

Usain Bolt won the 100m at the Weltklasse meeting in Zurich tonight and defended his title from 2008 where he won in a time of 9.93 seconds.

This time Bolt did not crush his rivals but was slow out of the blocks and trailed Asafa Powell halfway into the race and only pulled away in the last 20 meters winning in 9.81 seconds. Powell on the other hand finished in 9.88, followed, Darvis Patton in 9.95 and Michael Rodgers in 9.98.

‘My body was sitting at the start, I was a little bit tired through the race. All things considered, the time is not bad” said Usain Bolt after the race.

Usain Bolt breaks the 200m world record in Berlin running in 19.19 seconds

20^th August 2009, IAAF World Championships in Berlin

Usain “lightning” Bolt has broken the 200 m world record in Berlin with a phenomenal time of 19.19 seconds slashing 0.11sec off the time he set in Beijing last year. A few days before Bolt broke his own world record by exactly the same margin. In both races his only competitor was the clock as he cruised to victory in the 200m final. “I’m on my way to being a legend,” Bolt said. No doubt about it.

It was a fast race, with four sprinters breaking 19.90seconds. However, when watching the race Bolt is so fast that he makes the rest of the runners look like they were running in slow motion. Bolt had a big lead after the curve and was unstoppable until the finishing line.

When Bolt saw his time and that he had shattered the world record once again, Bolt pointed at the display, then stuck his tongue out. After the race he commented “I can definitely say I didn’t expect that because I was a little bit tired. I said ‘Let’s try because people are really looking out for this’. I said ‘It won’t hurt to try’. So I tried really hard and now I’m really tired.”

Bolt is track’s biggest superstar, and he’s showing no signs of slowing down. “He’s a gift to this earth,” said American sprinter Shawn Crawford, who finished fourth. “He’s a blessing to the track game. … I’m just waiting for the lights to flash ‘game over,’ ’cause I felt like I was in a video game.”

Bolt can now add another gold medal to his collection and collect the $ 100,000 world record bonus, the same amount he earned for winning the 100 m earlier this week.

Here are the full 200-meter final results:
1. Usain Bolt 19.19
2. Alonso Edward 19.81
3. Wallace Spearmon 19.85
4. Shawn Crawford 19.89
5. Steve Mullings 19.98
6. Charles Clark 20.39
7. Ramil Guliyev 20.61
8. David Alerte 20.68

World Athletics Championships: Usain Bolt breaks another world record to win 100m gold in Berlin, 9.58 seconds.

16th August 2009, IAAF World Championships in Berlin

It’s not hard to see and understand why Usain Bolt is s loved by the crowd. He loves to entertain and put on a show, the track is his stage. Before positioning himself in the blocks he gave he spectators a wave and did his famous bow-and-arrow pose which drew big applause.

Usain Bolt has once again shattered the 100m world record with a stunning time of 9.58 seconds in the of the World Athletics Championship in Berlin. Bolt broke his own world record by 0.11 seconds which he set last year at the Beijing Olympics leaving the crowd in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium wild.

Bolt quickly tuned the race into a one-man show when leaving his main rivals Tyson Gray and Asafa Powell behind when fast as lightning leaving the blocks and striding towards the finish line. He did not make the make the mistake of skidding out of the blocks this time and had a noticeable lead after only 20 meters.

This time Bolt celebrated his victory after the race and instead concentrated on his running, breaking yet another world record. Just before crossing the finish line Bolt checked on Gay once and then on the clock leaving his face in a big smile after seeing his finishing time of 9.58 seconds.

After the race Bolt said “”I came out here to do my best and I did what I had to do. There’ll be no partying for me ahead of Tuesday. I’ll rest up as always, I need to rest up for the 200m.”

Nevertheless Tyson Gray broke the American record of 9.77 lowering it to a time of 9.71 seconds while Dwain Chambers enjoyed a season’s best, coming sixth in a time of 10.00sec. Asafa Powell finished third in 9.84.

Even though Gay was miles behind Bolt and seemed to be jogging compared to Bolt he was happy to say: “I ran the best I could. I just wanted to give my best tonight, it wasn’t enough but I’m happy to have the national record”

To celebrate the victory Bolt and Powell grabbed a flag and did a victory lap which took 20 min. They stopped on the track and did a little dance number together and posed for pictures.