Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt

It was pandemonium and wild celebrations as Jamaica’s Usain Bolt won the Olympic 100m sprint in a World record time of 9.69 seconds (breaking his own record of 9.72. What was so surprising about this performance is that he started celebrating with about 20 meters to go. Second place went to Trinidadian Richard Thompson in 9.89 while Walter Diggs of the USA was third in 9.91. Official Results.

This is a sweet victory for me as I know Usain personally. He is from Sherwood Content in my parish of Trelawny. When he was at high school (William Knibb Memorial High) almost every evening he used to hang out in my video store before going home so I have always watched his progress over the years.

It was a bitter sweet event as his teamate Asafa Powell, who was expected to challenge Bolt for the gold medal, once again failed to perform to expectations in a final and finished a disappointing fourth in 9.95. Another Jamaican (also from Trelawny) finished fifth in 9.97 - going below 10.0 for the fist time in his career.

At the moment, there is a motorcade in progress in Falmouth, so I am going to celebrate.

Beijing, 100m Final

photo credit: anton hazewinkel

Beijing, 100m Final
Creative Commons License photo credit: anton hazewinkel

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