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Jamaican, Usain Bolt, Bolts to a New World Record in 200 meter Dash
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by politisite | August 20, 2008 at 06:50 am
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Usain Bolts to a World Record in 200 m Dash 19.31 for Jamaica.
Politisite has an unconfirmed report that Usain called his Mom, ate a Snickers, and took a power nap during the middle of the Race.
BEIJING, Aug. 20 Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the Olympic gold medal Wednesday in the 200-meter dash.He broke Michael Johnson's world record by running a 19.30 and became the first man to win both the Olympic 100 and 200 since Carl Lewis did so in 1984.
Churandy Martina of Netherlands Antilles won the silver, the second medal ever for that country. The bronze went to Shawn Crawford of the United States.
10:22 update: 19.30 for Bolt. He blew away the field in the 200. Oh yeah, he won gold, too.
10:10 update: The men's 200 final is only 10 minutes away. The questions are: Who will get silver and bronze? And how low will Usain Bolt go? Stay tuned.
10:05 update: Allyson Felix breezed to victory in her semifinal of the women's 200, winning her heat in an easy 22.33 to join top rival Veronica Campbell-Brown in the final.
9:56 update: Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica (22.19) won the frst semifinal in the women's 200, with countrywoman Kerron Stewart second, the USA's Muna Lee third and Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie of Bahamas fourth. Allyson Felix is up next.
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at 07:47 on August 20th, 2008
What a huge event for Jamaica.
at 08:05 on August 20th, 2008
That's amazing.
at 08:08 on August 20th, 2008
politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff.
An amazing victory -- and more than half a second (0.52 sec) ahead of the 2nd place runner!
at 08:09 on August 20th, 2008
I understand he was calling is mom during the race and eating a snack!
at 08:48 on August 20th, 2008
politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff.
I like his shoes...
at 09:06 on August 20th, 2008
Me too, i like gold
at 08:58 on August 20th, 2008
politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Jamaica, Jamaica, great !!! A few minutes later Jamaica took gold by Melaine Walker
at 09:38 on August 20th, 2008
politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff. Bolt actually looked like he was jogging during the semifinal.
at 11:20 on August 20th, 2008
Usain Bolt is Amazing ! Unbelievable he broke the worldrecord again.
Just like the 100 meter, I can watch this movie over and over again!
The video: http://sportvideo.zideo.nl
at 14:10 on August 20th, 2008
politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 14:35 on August 20th, 2008
politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 14:42 on August 20th, 2008
politisite, I like this story. It's good stuff. In my opinion, not Michael Phelps like yet, but still really impressive. I saw the 100 metres, and he was INSANELY fast. Hope I can catch a replay of the 200metres.