Posts from — May 2011

Usain Bolt was far from his best, but he still got the job done, making a triumphant return to the track yesterday with a narrow victory in the men’s 100 metres at the Rome Golden Gala meet.

The sprint king clocked 9.91 seconds during the third stop of the IAAF Diamond League, outlasting fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell by two hundredths of a second, with European champion Christophe Lemaitre of France finishing third in 10 seconds flat.

“I was nervous as it was my first race of the season, and I didn’t think it went well and the nerves got to me,” said Bolt. “In fact, it was a totally bad race, and I’m just pleased I won.” Read more>>

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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The NACAC Combined Events Championships answers the gun today at the new Usain Bolt Track at the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI).

The two-day event, which ends tomorrow, will see athletes from host Jamaica, Canada, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, USA, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Martinique, Dominican Republic, Nigeria and Cuba participating.

Jamaica’s World Championship decathlon silver medallist Maurice Smith and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Claston Bernard, along with Janieve Russell, Gleneive Grange and Salcia Slack in the heptathlon, will carry the nation’s flag. Read more>>

Source: Jamaica Observer

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ROME, Italy (AFP) — Usain Bolt shook off a nine-month lay-off to prove he was back as he beat rival Asafa Powell to win the 100-metres at the Golden Gala here yesterday.

Bolt had to grit his teeth and drag back his Jamaican compatriot over the last 20 metres before winning in 9.91 seconds. Read more>>

Source: Jamaica Observer

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USAIN BOLT today won on his return to the track at the Golden Gala meet in Rome, Italy in a 100 metres field, which also included fellow Jamaicans Asafa Powell, Mario Forsythe and Lerone Clarke.

Following a good start by Powell, who finished in 9.93 seconds, Bolt eventually pulled in front with a time of 9.91. Read more>>

Source: Jamaica Observer

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World 100m record holder, Usain Bolt, returned to the track after a near 10-month absence with victory at the Diamond League meeting in Rome.

But it was a rather lacklustre display by the colourful Jamaican’s own standards, winning in 9.91 seconds.

Bolt was slow out of the blocks but found his rhythm in the second 50m to edge past compatriot Asafa Powell, who ran 9.93, in the final few metres.

French European champion Christophe Lemaitre crossed third, in 10.00. Read more>>

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Former world record holder Asafa Powell is just as nervous as current holder Usain Bolt ahead of their 100-metre showdown at the Golden Gala meet today.

It’s the Diamond League season debut for both Jamaicans and Bolt recently acknowledged that he’s “slightly nervous” for the first time in his career. Read more >>

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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With an influx of entries flooding the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) ahead of this year’s trials and several athletes expected to ‘double up’, this year’s Supreme Ventures Limited/JAAA National Senior Championships will for the first time be contested over four days, as opposed to the customary three.

The event will now start with a number of heats on the morning of Thursday, June 23, and will end on Sunday, June 26, at the National Stadium. Read more>>

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ROME, Italy (AFP) — World record-holder Usain Bolt says he wants to prove to the world he’s still the best in the business when he makes his comeback to the track here today after nine months out.

The Jamaican has not raced since August when he was beaten by American Tyson Gay. The American won’t be at the Golden Gala meeting at Rome’s Stadio Olimpico, but Bolt’s old domestic rival Asafa Powell, the former world record-holder, will be there to provide stiff opposition. Read more >>

Source: Jamaica Observer

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ROME, Italy (AFP) — Former world record holder Asafa Powell has joined fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt in admitting to experiencing pre-race nerves ahead of the Golden Gala meeting here today.

The pair’s clash in the 100 metres is the most eagerly anticipated race on the programme here, which is part of the 14-leg Diamond League series. Read more >>

Source: Jamaica Observer

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ROME, Italy (AP) — Former world record-holder Asafa Powell is just as nervous as current holder Usain Bolt ahead of their 100-metre showdown at tomorrow’s Golden Gala meet.

It’s the Diamond League season debut for both Jamaicans, and Bolt acknowledged yesterday that he’s “slightly nervous” for the first time in his career. Read more>>

Source: Jamaica Observer

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