Lightning Strikes Twice As Bolt Claims 200m Record

Proof that lightning can indeed strike twice in the same place Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt claimed the olympic 200 m title and broke Michael Johnson’s 12 year old record by .02 seconds to record a time of 19.3 seconds as he left the rest of the field far behind him once again.

As expected no-one could catch him, and the other 8 competitors in the race were left fighting over silver and bronze as Usain Bolt fought his way to the line with only the clock to beat.

Contrary to the 100m final where Usain Bolt coasted over the line show-boating and posing for pictures, in this race we saw a man determined to clock the fastest time that he could. His sole aim in this race was to beat Micheal Johnson’s world record time which stood at 19.32 seconds.

Churandy Martina of the Dutch Antilles finished second to claim silver, and whilst American Wallace Spearmon finished third, he was disqualified for touching the line at the top of the bend. His disappointment was palpable. The bronze was thus award to fourth place finisher Shawn Crawford, also of the USA.

This has been an outstanding Olympic games for Jamaicans, in the following race Melaine Walker set a new Olympic record for the womens 400m Hurdles in a time of 52.64sec to claim gold, pushing the island nation of Jamaica to 13th in the overall medals table with 4 golds.

Bolt of Lightning Hits Mens Olympic 100m Final

Usain Bolt claimed the mens 100 meters Olympic gold medal in Beijing a couple of minutes ago and delivers a new world record to boot. Jamaican track star Usain Bolt streaked ahead his competition leaving them far behind him to finish the Olympic 100 meter final in emphatic fashion is just 9.69 seconds. It is Jamaica’s first gold medal in this event.

The race billed to be potentially the fastest 100 meters featured Usain Bolt as red hot favorite with fellow Jamaican former world record holder Asafa Powell expecting to get silver in the much vaunted race. As it turned out Bolt crossed the line looking like he had much more to spare, he shut down ten meters from the line seeing he was a clear meter and a half ahead and in fact started his celebrations before he had even crossed the line. Asafa Powell meanwhile finished in fifth place.

Usain Bolt 100m Olympic Final Video

The race was a foregone conclusion but was none the less a spectacle to behold. BBC commentator Colin Jackson, himself an Olympic medalist said “he is such an elegant runner”, and four time Olympic champion Micheal Johnson said “there is no one to touch him”.

Trinidad’s Richard Thompson took the silver medal in 9.89sec and American Walter Dix the bronze in 9.91sec.