Athletics: Blake stuns Bolt again at Olympic trials

KINGSTON: Yohan Blake upset reigning Olympic champ Usain Bolt by winning the 200 metres in 19.80 seconds at the Jamaican Olympic Athletic Trials, just two days after beating him in the 100 metres. It was the latest clash between the two Jamaican stars ahead of the London Olympics, where Bolt’s supremacy in the sprinting world appears to be in danger as he finished second in 19.83. “I’ve been working hard and am seeing it paying off,” said Blake. “I wasn’t surprised by the big win. I know what Bolt has to offer and I know he was not at 100 per cent.” Bolt said he now has plenty to prove heading into the Olympics and vowed to come back from these defeats. “I am the Olympic champion and I have to show the world I am the best,” said Bolt. “I will make a comeback.”

Published in The Express Tribune, July 3^rd, 2012.