Bolt sets new 100m world record 
 


Bolt won silver in the 200m at last year's World Championships


Usain Bolt set a new 100m world record by clocking 9.72 seconds at the Reebok Grand Prix meeting in New York. 

The 21-year-old Jamaican, who won silver in the 200m at last year's World Championships, was running the 100m for just the fifth time. 

Bolt beats the previous best of 9.74 set by compatriot Asafa Powell. 

"I wasn't looking for a world record but it was there for the taking so I just went out there and ran my best race," he said. 

The 6ft 5ins sprinter made the track world sit up and take note on 3 May when he clocked the second-fastest 100m time in history in 9.76s. 

Bolt beat Tyson Gay into second place, with the American running a personal best of 9.85. 

Bolt has made no secret of the fact that he sees himself as a 200m specialist and earlier in the week he was still undecided if he would even enter the 100m Jamaican Olympic trials. 


However, after becoming the fastest man on the planet he confirmed he would now double up in Beijing: "I'm definitely going to run the 100 in the Olympics. 

"I've just got to concentrate now and work on my 200 some more, because I haven't been doing a lot of 200 work." 

And despite setting the world record, Bolt still considers the Olympics to be the big prize. 

"I don't think there's any comparison between the two," he said. 

"You've got to be Olympic champion or world champion to really count. 

"Tomorrow if someone comes and runs faster than me I'm no longer the fastest man in the world. If you're the Olympic champion then they have to wait four more years to get you again. 

"I think the Olympics is the biggest thing, so I'm looking for that, definitely." 

Bolt has primarily used the shorter distance to improve his start and admitted he was happy there had been a false start the first time he went into the blocks. 

"I was glad of that first false start," he said. 

"My first start wasn't that good but I knew if I got Tyson on the start I would have a better chance of winning. 

"Tyson and I aren't really good at starting so, my coach said concentrate on your drive (out of the blocks) and transition phase, get it right and just take it from there and I did exactly that." 

He added: "I got out well. I've been working on my start for a while. 

"I think I did good work today on my start. I'm just happy with myself."

the allowable limit of 2.0 mps for record purposes.

Tyson Gay accelerated through the first curve. Then, he started flying.

Not in the figurative sense, but in an all-too-real way -- a shocking sprawl to the ground that cost him an Olympic spot in the 200 meters and made him look like less than a sure thing, health-wise at least, with the Beijing Games five weeks away.

Gay suffered what his manager called a severe cramp in his left hamstring at U.S. Olympic track and field trials Saturday and had to be carted off the track.

He has already qualified for the Olympics in the 100 meters, but his chances at doubling are gone. Now, the nervous wait begins to see if it was, indeed, just a cramp, and how that affects his training over the next month.

i heard about the one shoe untied thing, but i'm not convinced about the nuggets

He's got to be on drugs to be doing times like that, especially when he eased off like he did. Although it puzzles me as to why he eased off, if I was him I'd have gone for the fastest time possible, full stop, rather than being content with just breaking the record.

He's got to be on drugs to be doing times like that, especially when he eased off like he did. Although it puzzles me as to why he eased off, if I was him I'd have gone for the fastest time possible, full stop, rather than being content with just breaking the record.

Cut the shit, bolt is on no drugs he runs these times because of talent. Bolt is a freak of nature who eased off to show the world i am usain bolt olympic champion.
I have spoken to bolt quite a few times he is one of the most down to earth people who just loves to have a good time.

England football fan aswell.

Usain Bolt -another star for us Jamaicans to be proud of I believe Asafa will reclaim the world record soon though, he's stated repeatedly he doesn't kno how fast he can wrong. He needs to push himself and if he does, we looking at a new world record on the way.

Anyway BOLT AND ASAFA FOR THE OLYMPICS!!!! sorry tyson, aint happenning for u

Apparently his coach thinks 400m is his best race, lol. So I wouldn't be surprised if he ran that in 2012.

Anyways, Bolt is amazing. Everyone else may be amazed at Phelps but tbh, seeing Bolt jog that 100m and run that 200m has to be the most impressive part of the Olympics. It's unreal how fast he is.

I can not wait for Jamaica's women's and men's relay team.

Bolt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Phelps (but I'm biased}

Yeah same. Both races should be really good. I think the mens will be closer between the US & Jamaica, but the women are taking the females relay and they'll probably finish a full few seconds before the competition.

The womens is on at 9 am for us tomorrow and the mens is on at 10 am. Hopefully CBC shows it because NBC delays it all the way till about 10pm or so...
Agreed though. Phelps is a great athlete, and as much as I love swimming, Bolt is just out of this world. 8 gold medals is something to be very proud about, so I can understand the media hype, but for some reason Bolt's been more outstanding for me. I think the records he's been breaking were harder to break. He basically jogged the end of the 100m and still broke the WR meaning he's still got it in him to push it further.

nah to be honest, i think people who havent watched track and field properly, just instantly think that jamaica will sweep all the gold medals in the racing.

its not the case. usa to be honest, in whole, is a better track and field team than jamaica.

jamaica's reputation was only because of bolt, without bolt, jamaica wouldnt be so hyped up.

but tyson gay, i feel sorry for him. i think he could have matched bolt in the races to be honest.

nah to be honest, i think people who havent watched track and field properly, just instantly think that jamaica will sweep all the gold medals in the racing.

its not the case. usa to be honest, in whole, is a better track and field team than jamaica.

jamaica's reputation was only because of bolt, without bolt, jamaica wouldnt be so hyped up.

but tyson gay, i feel sorry for him. i think he could have matched bolt in the races to be honest.

We will wait and see if he ends up like Justin Gatlin or Marion Jones.

Jamaica has a very good track team and the country takes the sport seriously. The American team is overated and their best athlete Carl Lewis is a known cheat who has allowed to compete but we only hear about the 'disgraced' Ben Johnson (Jamaican descent who ran for Canada).

Jamaica has a very good track team and the country takes the sport seriously. The American team is overated and their best athlete Carl Lewis is a known cheat who has allowed to compete but we only hear about the 'disgraced' Ben Johnson (Jamaican descent who ran for Canada).

Dude if you followed track and field you would know that powell has a huge problem with big events , he flops in them ; however when there is not pressure he is arguably the fastest man on two foot.
i heard he ran 9.66 in jamaican unofficial so i believe he can challenge bolt . and remember bolt's young age does not automatically means he's going to get faster , he may have realised his full potential already and only needs to maintain the form.
and on the tyson gay thing , i don not agree, tyson gay even tho i respect him he has never ran below 9.85 on any track but that very fast track on which the olympic trials were held. its on that same track that walter dix ran 9.80 and saw tyson ran a wind aided 9.68 . its the same track that mislead many to believe the American women would challenge the jamacans in the womens 100 sprints

i dont believe he's fast enough to challenge bolt , he ran very hard to get his 9.77 and it also earned him an injury overworking his body and putting out too much to achieve the time.

I'll say it once more the only man to challenge Bolt is a full fit Asafa powell who stops bitching out in the big events.

Yeah sounds about right. Everytime he flops at a major championship, he comes out with these insane times. Last time, he broke the world record a week later after flopping at the Worlds

And Bolt just ran 19.63 into a headwind, and made it look like a walk in the park. Unbelievable.

you still dont believe in this kid lol he's an alien lol no other explanation

on the other hand i guess i was right about Asafa here is a longer version of the race he slowed towards the end , could have equaled or gotten the record imo .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW_oze2FyBA...;watch_response