June 2011

Tyson Gay injured-Usain Bolt’s training goes on!

Usain Bolt will keep training!

Usain Bolt world record holder has no plans of slowing down training even though his rival Tyson Gay is injured! Gay injured his hip and abduction and will not take part in the 2011 World Championships or any other world trial meets. Even though Gay was the only man to beat Bolt last year, Bolt is training hard to kick ass at this year’s World Championships in in Daegu, South Korea and said

“My schedule and build up for the world championship will not change, I will not relax at all, as I know and expect strong challenges from even my own teammates in Jamaica and the Caribbean.”

Though Usain Bolt is training hard for the 2011 World Championships his very focused on the London Olympics in 2012 and told press:

“My programme even for this season is taking a broad look with London in mind”

The world record holder has only competed in three races so far this season and is keen on defending is record and world titles and with his coming race in Paris the Diamond League Bolt said:

“I have a few more races to go, with the first being in Paris on July 8, and my coach and I are making sure that I will be ready for the rest of the season,” Bolt said.

Usain Bolt will not compete in London 2011 due to UK tax laws!

Usain Bolt has decided not to take part in the Grand Prix events at Crystal Palace or Birmingham this summer due to UK tax laws. All international athletes who take part in competitions held in Britain are taxed 50% on their appearance fee winnings and a proportion of their worldwide endorsement earnings which has made the world record holder Usain Bolt to back out. The UK tax laws would instead of making Usain Bolt earnmoney make him loose money earned at the competitions.

Usain Bolt will instead take compete at the Olympic Games in London in 2012 as fortunately the Olympics are exempt from these tax rules. We look forward to seeing Bolt in other competitions worldwide. Keep an eye out for Usain Bolts Coming Races section!

Official Results 200m men Bislett Games, Samsung Diamond League

Usain Bolt wins 200m in Oslo, here are the official results  for men 200m

Athlete Nat     Mark
1 Usain Bolt JAM     19.86
2 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure     NOR     20.43
3 Mario Forsythe     JAM     20.49
4 Kim Collins     SKN     20.56
5 Christian Malcolm     GBR     20.57
6 Sebastian Ernst     GER     20.70
7 Patrick van Luijk     NED     20.73
8 Brian Dzingai     ZIM     20.88

Usain Bolt wins 200m in Oslo

Usain Bolt won the 200m race in Oslo during the rainy Bislett Games with a fantastic 19.86 seconds setting his fastest time in 2011 in front of a very enthusiastic crowd. This was Usain Bolt’s first 200m victory of the season and Usain Bolt crossed the finish line several meters ahead of his competitors. This race was the 5th of the Samsung Diamond League.

Competition was not strong and Jaysuma Saidy Ndure finishing in second in 20.43 seconds and Mario Forsythe finishing third in 20.49 seconds. Christian Malcolm from Whaled ran in 20.57 seconds in a season’s best finishing fifth. Even though Usain Bolt was not close to his world record 19.19 set at the World Championships in Berlin in 2009 he still beat all his opponents making the crowd cheer. To show people that he was getting back to business, Bolt said “I was never out of business,” winning the 200m in Oslo in 19.86seconds. “I think business was just slow.”

For complete result list of official results!

Usain Bolt Video- A day in the life of Usain Bolt

The following video lets us follow  the life of Usain Bolt during 3 days before the 100m race in Ostrava. Czech Republic made this fantastic video where we get to see Usain Bolt preparing for the Golden Spike meeting in Ostrava.