The Jamaican superstar trailed arch-rival Justin Gatlin, roundly booed by the Rio crowd for his doping past, until the 70 meter mark but then swept past the American, finding time to pat his chest as he crossed the line a meter clear.
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But McMillan, who coaches De Grasse at ALTIS in Pheonix, said he didn’t run the race according to plan. And yes, while the 100 might only be 10 seconds long, there is strategy involved.
Jebet timed an Asian record of 8min 59.75sec, missing out on the world record by less than a second. As De Grasse pumps back his right arm, it extends out straight, unlike the 90-degree angle of his competitors’ arms (or his own left arm).
Bolt added that he was disappointed with his time, but complained that the turnaround time between the semi-finals and final – which was just over one hour – was way too short to recover enough energy, while also noting that he was never in doubt, even after his poor start. “Instead of being patient, and biding his time, he rushed his acceleration a little, and tried to go with everyone early”. Notice that the only difference is Bolt’s sopikes are laced while De Grasse has a wire system on his.
They aren’t going to catch him in Rio, either, just like they couldn’t catch Phelps.
“Best man won”, Baylor’s Trayvon Bromell said. “We don’t know, but it could be definitely debateable if that ever happens”. “That’s the thing I really want”.
Second-seeded Andy Murray of Britain beat Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina for his second consecutive Olympic singles tennis gold medal. And yes, I said African child, because we all know you’re still damn near in kindergarten to your parents until you tie the knot.
“I would say no, right now”, says Jamaican journalist Zahra Burton, an avid track and field fan who’s based in Kingston. “It was ridiculous as far as I am concerned, because I felt so good in the semifinals”.
“His pose, his stride and ideal technique, and then the big grin and the fact that he’s looking where I was standing, made that image all come together”, the Getty photographer Cameron Spencer said to Sydney Morning Herald. “It was really stupid”. So, that’s why the race was slow. “It was hard for us”.
Bolt went on his lap of honour with a stuffed Games mascot in his arm as reggae music echoed around the arena and the fans screamed in excitement.
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With the two best sprinters today likely gone-or at least, one would imagine, well past their prime-De Grasse’s main competition would be former world champion Yohan Blake and American Trayvon Bromell, who won bronze at the worlds previous year (a tie with De Grasse, both running 9.92 seconds).
