anyway - i bet they change that rule before the olympics
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when is the 200m?
Embarrassing new rule. Not a single benefit to it.
They really need to sort this out.If this happens at the Olympics the sport will take a huge hit.
Agreed.
According to the official website, 3rd september
Bolt had no case to protest. At least Chambers in the semi or Christie in the 96 Olympics could feel wrongly done by. Either way, the original rule was the best. Both of the new rules have been designed to make the sprint races more punctual and therefore more practical for TV coverage.
It's not good for the sport though, under the old regulations he(Bolt) would've had another chance...and who knows may've broken the WR again. Let's be honest, we only switched on to watch Usain Bolt. Shame.
Heard that this ruling was bought in because of the complaints of tv companies.Talk about crapping on your own doorstep.
Yep, the original rule was ideal - two false starts and you're out. Okay you occasionally got a couple of runners trying a flyer, but it was far less brutal than what we've got now.
Such an unfair rule - it also seems to me that if they keep this rule future world records will have to be set under different - harder - conditions than all previous records.
Bolt was presumably going for a record and knew he needed a record-breaking start in order to be on record-breaking pace throughout - will be very hard to be confident about making good starts in future when you know the price to pay for jumping the gun is disqualification...
Bolt was presumably going for a record and knew he needed a record-breaking start in order to be on record-breaking pace throughout - will be very hard to be confident about making good starts in future when you know the price to pay for jumping the gun is disqualification...
So he should race by different rules to everyone else? People may not agree with all rules but everyone has to follow them it would have been a farce and a disgrace if they let him continue.
Bolt wins the 200m in 19.40 secs
Terrific run. Bolt better than everyone, as we all knew, but Dix (19.70) and Lemaitre (19.80) also with excellent times. Four under 20 seconds all and all.
Lemaitre establishes a new national record
Yeah.
Anyway, I've been watching footage of Flo Jo, she smashed every record in the book...yet no one mentions her, because she was probably on the best gear known to man. And come to think of it, I feel sorry for Ben Johnson, he won that race fair and square...his rivals were all on the juice, yet he was the one who got stung. But I like Bolt, I don't care whether he may or may not be on the juice...I suspect all athletes are.
He ran it in 19.80 flat and his previous best was 20.16 - that is some improvement. Stunning infact!
pretty fly for a white guy
Jamaica set a new world record for 4x100m.
Bolt potentially has a sub 19 or 19.0 in him with the right conditions.
I think he could break the 19 sec barrier pretty easily, might even be at the Olympics next year.
They'll break it again at the Olympics if Blake, Powell and Bolt all are fit.
Bolt is amazing.He might have set the world record in Berlin but that race in Beijing was by far the best I have ever watched.
The only issue I've got with Flo Jo's legacy is her world record in the 100m was clearly wind-assisted. Check out the footage below:
The margin of victory is phenomenal, but the wind was recorded as 0.0m/s - i.e completely still. As it stands her 10.49 record will probably last for another half-century, whereas her next best time of 10.61 is a somewhat more realistic target for other athletes.
Johan Blake the guy that won the 100m at world championships just ran 19.26 in 200m - Second fastest of all time. 
Just watched it. He's had an amazing year considering he was almost unknown a month ago. Should be one to watch at the Olympics next year. Might make it a four way duel in the 100m if all goes well for him.
And Usain sets the fastest time in the 100m this year.
And Usain sets the fastest time in the 100m this year.
Yeah that was outstanding. He had a terrible reaction to the gun (0.27s) and had he started normally (e.g. 0.15s) he would have been well inside Usain's record.
Bolt did a 9.76 in Rome last week. He's running tonight again against Powell in Oslo, should be interesting.
9.79 .Not bad considering his start.
A poor start and still runs 9.79.
Had to laugh at Mark Lewis-Francis false starting. It's as if he's intentionally wasting his career.
Me too. That and the redicullous amount of steroids she was taking!
Was involved in a car crash in Jamacia .But was not hurt and is resting at home.
He came second in the Jamaican trials to Yohan Blake. His start was horrible though.
I can't see him breaking his world record on current form.
I can't see him breaking his world record on current form.
Horrible start. He almost came in third.
The previous false start may have been playing on his mind with the start he had there.
Anybody else looking forward to the Olympics 100m.
Bolt
Powell
Blake
Gay
Gatlin
Maybe Lamaitre
That has to be one of the best sets of sprinters ever I would imagine
Bolt
Powell
Blake
Gay
Gatlin
Maybe Lamaitre
That has to be one of the best sets of sprinters ever I would imagine
Bolt, Blake and Powell will be part of the same 4x100 team. Now that's scary.