Track and Field- Usain Bolt Wins 100 & 200 Meters and Breaks Records
Usain Bolt left the world speechless again today when he set a new world record during the 200 meter race; the clock stopped at 19.19 seconds on Thursday, 0.11 seconds less than the mark he set last year at the Beijing Olympics. The record-breaker occurred just four days after he broke his own record on the 100-meter race by the same margin. When Bolt entered the Beijing Olympics last year for Jamaica he was a surprise for the athletic world, setting records in each of the races in which he competed, winning gold medals. He is doing the same this year in the World Championship, where is he is just a race away from claiming a gold in each event. His rival, Tyson Gay, was extremely surprised when the Jamaican first won the 100-meter last year and set a new world record. Gay, who had spent years in preparation, had set the previous world record; he was, in fact, somewhat upset after Bolt took the 100-meter and broke the record. Gay was scheduled to participate in this year’s 200-meter, but withdrew due to an injury. His withdrawal left Bolt with one real competitor: the clock. Bolt pointed to the clock when his record-setting time flashed across the screen. “I am on my way to being a legend,” Bolt said. “If Queen Elizabeth knight hooded me and I would get the title ‘Sir Usain Bolt,’” the Jamaican said. “That sounds very nice. I definitely showed people that my world records in Beijing were not a joke.” His records are certainly no laughing matter. Behind Bolt came Alonso Edward from Panama, a lengthy 0.62 seconds behind the leader. Wallace Spearmon from the US came third. Bolt was lighthearted and cheerful during Wednesday’s warm-ups, playfully pretending to knock out Spearmon. That attitude prevailed during the race itself,
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