Athletics: Bolt, Blake dominate Diamond League

ZURICH: Jamaican sprint duo Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake dominated the 100m and 200m at the Diamond League meet but Kenyan 800m star David Rudisha was upstaged by Ethiopian tyro Mohammed Aman. In a high-quality night of action featuring 14 Olympic champions, training partners Bolt and Blake set new meeting records of 19.66 and 9.76 seconds in the 200 and 100m respectively. Fresh from his second successive triple gold haul at the Olympics, Bolt came around the bend into the final stretch just ahead of compatriot Nickel Ashmeade on his inside. The imposing 26-year-old, who is also the world record holder in both sprint events, then switched on the afterburners in his drive phase to ensure a comfortable win in his favoured event. “Running after the Olympics is much more fun, it is less stressful,” said Bolt.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 1^st, 2012.