Blake Shock Bolt to win 100meters

Call it laxity, call it complacency whatever you like but defending Olympic champion Usain Bolt must be on his toes in London else he might lose his 100meters he would be defending in London July.

Bolt suffered a massive upset in the men’s 100m final at the Jamaican Olympic trials when  Yohan Blake beat him clocking 9.75 seconds to Bolt’s 9.86 seconds. Blake’s time of 9.75 seconds becomes his personal best and the year’s fastest time.

Asafa Powell trailed in third place 9.88 seconds and the trio; Blake, Bolt and Powell now qualify to represent Jamaica at the London Olympic Games.

In truth, Bolt was starting out both races; the final and earlier semi-final. He said afterwards of his start: “I had to ignore it. I had trouble getting out, but I kept feeling like I could not give up.”

It was a big upset as Bolt is always the favorite for all 100meter races and this would serve as a warning to him that his title is up for grabs as well as encouragement to other runners that Bolt can be beaten after all.

Blake’s performance was nothing short of magnificent and he lived up to his description of himself as “The Beast”.  “No pressure at all… everything is good. I’m just fortunate,” Blake said to reporters after beating his personal best of 9.82. “Nine-point-seven-five, it’s awesome,” Blake said. “I won the world championship, so I’ve got that. Now, I’m the national champion for Jamaica, so I’ve got that. And now, I go into the Olympics like this.”

There were concerns about Powell who finished third; on the morning of the race, he had flown to Florida for treatment and he collapsed after he crossed the finish line in third. He had to be helped off the track for medical attention.

This was the first time Blake and Bolt had gone head to head since Blake’s title last year in a race where Bolt was disqualified for making a false start.

There was some drama in the women’s 100 meters too; Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran 10.70 seconds to break the Jamaican record. Veronica Campbell-Brown trailed her to take second place and Kerron Stewart came third.

“I always had faith because of my training,” Fraser-Pryce said. “I came out here to do my best. I did my best. It worked out. I’m going to the Olympics.”

The trio complete Jamaican contingent in the women 100 meters for the Olympic Games.

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