samedi 11 août 2012

Jamaica, gold and stratospheric world record



Usain Bolt, author of the first double-double of his victories in the 100 and 200 metres Olympic speed today topped the triple double with a final post that gave to the relay 4 x 100 Jamaica their second consecutive title and a new world record (36.84).

The team of Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, and Usain Bolt beat of United States, which won the Silver Medal with Trell Kimmonds, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Ryan Bailey (37.04) and Trinidad and Tobago, that obtained the bronze after the disqualification of Canada.

The previous record belonged to the Jamaican team that, exactly with the same formation that today, last year won the world title with 37.04 in Daegu.

The nest in Beijing, Bolt left in the 2008 games three world records for the history. He won the 100 meters in 9.69, 200 in 19.30 and, as a member of the relay, and the 4 x 100 in 37.10. Four years later has repeated the triplet: 9.63 in 100 and 200 19.32 36.84 in 4 x 100.

After the world record of American girls (40.82), the male end of the 4 x 100 relay served on deck to Jamaica the opportunity to revenge.
Jamaica and United States had raced in similar brands series: 37.39 the Antilleans, 37.38 - national record - the Americans, but the yellow team had booked to Bolt in the first round. The presence of the "lightning" on track desequilibraba the duel, even though the Jamaican could not count on Asafa Powell injured.

Bolt not ruling out a new world record and did not speak of Lantern. For the six Street, Nesta Carter was able to the team to head in the first curve and transmissions of the witness were happening without errors until the honour to run to Bailey, he had received almost paired with him to the King of the Sprint.

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