23 Aug 2015, 19:13#2
Indeed, Saff. Specially if you bear in mind the current flaws in his technique. Don't know if you watched the discussions by Micheal Johnson during the heats. Also bear in mind that Gatlin currently has a near flawless technique and is current in the best form that he could be in and Bolt still beat him.
AJArthur John
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23 Aug 2015, 19:31#3
Great to see that someone can win when clean as opposed to those cheating USA topped up druggies.
Bolt is class pure class........
SASaffolk
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SASaffolk Captain30,741 posts
23 Aug 2015, 19:37#4
No just saw him speaking about struggling with his starts and how he has struggled all season.
Bolt has huge BMT.
Bolt was behind Gatlin for which looked like at least 80% of the race.
SASaffolk
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SASaffolk Captain30,741 posts
23 Aug 2015, 20:02#6
Gatlin lost his form in his last few strides when he seemed to dip too early for the line....it threw his balance a little and that was all Bolts pure pace needed to pip him at the end.
A true champion...I was so happy that he won. Did not see it live as was wasting my time on the cricket field in the rain. Lost the toss fielded first and rain won the day....grrrrr
AGAgPleezDeddy
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23 Aug 2015, 21:37#7
Absolutely Saffex, great to see the big man win this. It's a victory for sport in general when you look at Gatlin's previous doping.And that's interesting ceradyne! Cheers for that
MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
23 Aug 2015, 21:59#8
After watching the heats it was hard to see Bolt pulling it off. Greatest sprinter ever and an enjoyable character. Gatlin ran a great race and was gracious in his interview...good stuff all round.
DEDenny
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24 Aug 2015, 03:50#9
The man is a freak, special, from a different planet , a few weeks ago I'd written him off but what a lovely return to form....good on him. I thought Carl Lewis was the most fluent and perfect in technique, Bolt the most powerful, combine the two and that will be the next superstar......maybe not in our lifetime though.
MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
24 Aug 2015, 04:06#10
I also enjoyed watching Carl Lewis. I couldn't believe his loss to the Canadian cheat Ben Johnson....turned out he he'd been drinking steroid sodas.
AJArthur John
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24 Aug 2015, 07:22#11
One cheat beating another cheat.
Carl Lewis clean......by American standards perhaps.Flow Jo was another wonder with a large bit of help from a juice.
Oh and I am sure Armstrong was also clean by USA standards.
The American's are making East German's from the 1950/60's look like real clowns with their "BEN-ZINE" additive performances in sport today.
The term BENZINE originates from the Seoul Olympics when Ben-Zine Johnson was caught out cheating.
Sure he was stripped of the Gold medal but he still drives around Toronto in a very expensive car and has buckets of money from his cheating running days.......just like many other sporting cheats.
Shame on them.
Shocking but true.
24 Aug 2015, 09:36#12
Superb!!
Had my doubts. Especially with his poor starts putting pressure on him in earlier races.
Incredible athlete.
Another sportsman that just has something special about him.
Rare.
Let's enjoy him before age robs us of this special athlete.
AGAgPleezDeddy
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24 Aug 2015, 15:17#14
Shout out to the young South African Henrico Bruintijies too, fantastic that we've finally broken the 10 second barrier and hopefully we unearth more young athletes.
DEDenny
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24 Aug 2015, 15:20#15
" Shout out to the young South African Henrico Bruintijies too, fantastic that we've finally broken the 10 second barrier and hopefully we unearth more young athletes."
It's taken nigh on 30 years....why?
AJArthur John
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AJArthur JohnPro1,748 posts
24 Aug 2015, 16:48#16
Old Fart Moron..........if you did not understand my comments get someone who can read to explain it to you.
Justice system in the USA.....what a joke.
U Moron.
MOMozart
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MOMozartCaptain49,914 posts
24 Aug 2015, 17:09#17
So what are you saying Fartur...that Armstrong was not caught by the Justice System? Or are you simply frothing at the mouth with no sense of the facts in the case?
AJArthur John
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AJArthur JohnPro1,748 posts
24 Aug 2015, 18:25#18
Listen you Moron.
What I stated was that Armstrong was just one more of many American sportsman/women who have broken records and won medals while using performance enhancing illegal chemicals.
Check the original comment and stop wasting process time writing bulls... because at your stage in life you cannot afford to waste a second.
Stay with the subject......
You old frustrated Moron.
Bye.