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Telegraph India
| 11 months ago
Usain Bolt now knows that Yohan Blake is the Beast' who means business over 100m. He was doing his best to still sound like the humble apprentice to Usain Bolt's sorcerer but after defeating the sprinting wizard twice in just three days at the...
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New Zealand Infotech Weekly
| 11 months ago
At way over NZ$100 per second, the hottest ticket in town will burn a considerable hole in your pocket. Never mind, they could have charged five times as much and still sold out the stadium. The whole of London wants a ticket for the Olympic 100...
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The Star
| 11 months ago
Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell will step up their preparations for the Olympics with a showdown at the London Grand Prix Diamond League meeting later this month, it was confirmed Tuesday. The second and third fastest men of all time will take to the...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Diet of 16 bananas per day secret behind Blake's blazing success London: The secret behind sprinter Yohan Blake's brilliant success in the recently conducted Jamaican Olympic trials has been revealed, and it is a diet of 16 bananas a day. Blake beat...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Bolt aware beast' Blake now favourite at London 2012 following consecutive wins London: Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake handed Olympic champion Usain Bolt his first defeat at 200 meters in five years, just 48 hours after trouncing him over the 100...
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BBC
| 11 months ago
GB sprinters will struggle, says Colin Jackson Former world champion and Olympic medallist Colin Jackson believes British sprinters will struggle to compete at this summer's Olympics. Only Adam Gemili has achieved the elite 100m 'A' time for GB,...
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France24
| 11 months ago
Yohan Blake smiles after winning the men's 200m final at the Jamaican Olympic Athletic Trials on July 1. After Friday's win in the 100m and Sunday's victory over Usain Bolt in the 200m, Blake has established himself as the sprinter to beat in the...
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Denver Post
| 11 months ago
After making the Olympic team in the 1,500 meters Sunday, Shannon Rowbury noted the accomplishments of the women who made it with her including former Colorado star Jenny Simpson, the reigning world champion and issued a warning. "I can't think of a...
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The New York Times
| 11 months ago
Olympics News After Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh tied for third in the trials, the final spot in the event on the United States Olympic team was to have been decided in a match race. The tower used by British monarchs for over 600 years to hoard...
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GMA News
| 11 months ago
Yohan Blake and not Usain Bolt may now be the man to beat in London Games but the mission remains the same with the 'The Beast' set to lead an all-out assault by Jamaican sprinters on the Olympic medal podium. A weekend of high-speed drama at the...
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Inquirer.net
| 11 months ago
The doping-tarnished world of athletics needed a boost at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and duly received a massive one from Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt, who changed the face of track and field as we know it. The good news for organizers of next...
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The independent
| 11 months ago
Suggested Topics As a youngster growing up in Bogue Hill, near Montego Bay, Yohan Blake used to skip school to bowl at a stick in the back yard. "Cricket is my first love," he admits. "As a boy I'd rather have played for the West Indies than go to...
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Sydney Morning Herald
| 11 months ago
Story continues below New order Yohan Blake, second from right, eases ahead of Usain Bolt, left, in the 200m final at the Jamaican Olympic trials...When Blake won the 100m world championships in Daegu last year there was an asterisk to the win as...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
p>Safe to say Usain Bolt has plenty to work on and not much time to do it — and that's before he even starts thinking about the man who kept beating him at the Jamaican Olympic trials, Yohan Blake.
When Bolt awoke Monday morning, there...
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Arizona Republic
| 11 months ago
Usain Bolt has plenty to work on and not much time to do it. And that's before he even starts thinking about the man who kept beating him at the Jamaican Olympic trials, Yohan Blake...When Bolt awoke Monday morning, there were 33 days until the start...
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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 11 months ago
The runoff to settle a third-place tie in the women's 100 meters at the U.S. track trials may not make it to the starting line on Monday. Dara Torres' quest to make a record sixth Olympic team is down to one last chaotic lap. When the latest upset...
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The independent
| 11 months ago
Caption competition News in pictures 140 Sport blogs Let's be honest, the perception most people have of students is that they spend most of the day in b... Bert van Marwijk, who led Feyenoord to Uefa Cup triumph in 2002, resigned as Netherlands...
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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 11 months ago
Dara Torres' quest to make a record sixth Olympic team is down to one last chaotic lap...First, Yohan Blake fell to both knees and rested his head on the track. A bit later, he simply paced in front of the jam-packed grandstand at National Stadium...
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Jamaica Daily Gleaner
| 11 months ago
The National Stadium rocked with excitement as two of Jamaica's newer breed of sprinting royalty gave their more-celebrated compatriots a nudge of sorts; Blake racing to a 19.80 win over a fast-finishing Bolt, 19.83 and the ever-improving Warren Weir,...
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Sacramento Bee
| 11 months ago
First, Yohan Blake fell to both knees and rested his head on the track. A bit later, he simply paced in front of the jam-packed grandstand at National Stadium and stared into the crowd, letting all those fans soak in a nice, long look. This, ladies...
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Zee News
| 11 months ago
Blake stunned Bolt in the 100m final on Friday and he repeated the feat over the longer distance, finishing in 19.80 seconds, 0.03secs ahead of Bolt. World 100m champion Blake edged into the lead near the turn, and then burst past his training...
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The Herald
| 11 months ago
Now, after returning to the sport just a year ago, he's got a chance to win another gold. A runner-up finish behind Cullen Jones in the 50 freestyle locked up his improbable spot on the American team...Fifteen-year-old Kathleen Ledecky earned a spot...
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Channel NewsAsia
| 11 months ago
Yohan Blake upset reigning Olympic champ Usain Bolt by winning the 200 metres in 19.80 seconds at the Jamaican Olympic Athletic Trials on Sunday, just two days after beating him in the 100 metres. It was the latest clash between the two Jamaican...
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The Star
| 11 months ago
Yohan Blake set himself up as the man to beat in London with a stunning 200 meters victory, beating world record holder Usain Bolt for a second time in three days to bring the Jamaican Olympic trials to an explosive conclusion on Sunday. Blake, who...
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France24
| 11 months ago
Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake reacts after finishing first in the men's 200m dash final at the Jamaican Olympic Athletic Trials on July 1. Blake upset Usain Bolt by winning the 200m in 19.80 seconds, just two days after beating him in the 100m. Yohan...
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Daily News & Analysis
| 11 months ago
Vijender upbeat about Games An unprecedented seven Indian male boxers would be participating in the Olympics in London and six of them were in Dublin for a fortnight last month to train for the Games. Vijender Singh, Shiva Thapa, L Devendro Singh,...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
Ore. (AP) — With a Monday runoff in the women's 100 meters still looming over the U.S. track trials, Wallace Spearmon kept the men's 200 controversy-free with an easy victory.
Spearmon got off to a slow start, but recovered in time to...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
Yohan Blake simply paced in front of the jam-packed grandstand at National Stadium and stared up into the crowd, letting all those fans soak in a nice, long look.
This, ladies and gentlemen, is the man to beat at the London Olympics.
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The independent
| 11 months ago
Caption competition News in pictures 140 Sport blogs Let's be honest, the perception most people have of students is that they spend most of the day in b... Bert van Marwijk, who led Feyenoord to Uefa Cup triumph in 2002, resigned as Netherlands...
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The Age
| 11 months ago
Rick Maese, Eugene, Oregon July 2, 2012 Read later Clear winner: Allyson Felix strides to success in the 200 metres at the US Olympic trials...A week after finishing in a third-place tie in the women's 100 metres, Felix blew away the field in the 200...
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Jamaica Daily Gleaner
| 11 months ago
Bolt, VCB seek redemption in mouth-watering 200m finals Published: Sunday July 1, 2012 Andr Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter The looks on their faces after their respective 100m finals on Friday night said it all; uncertainty and disappointment replacing...
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The Star
| 11 months ago
Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake sauntered through their 200 metres semi-finals on Saturday to set up another rematch and an explosive finish to the Jamaican Olympic trials. The men's 200m on Sunday will provide the grand-finale to the four-day meeting...
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The Star
| 11 months ago
Two-time Olympic runner-up Allyson Felix ran the sixth-fastest women's 200 meters in history on Saturday, winning the final at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials in 21.69 seconds. Felix, embroiled in controversy over a deadlock for the final 100m...
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The Guardian
| 11 months ago
Collin Reid/AP The duel between world's fastest man, Usain Bolt , and his training partner, Yohan Blake, seems set to go another epic chapter as both men qualified for the 200m final with consummate ease at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica .
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The Globe & Mail
| 11 months ago
Story Geoffrey Harris (L) reacts after winning the men's 800 meter final ahead of Nathan Brannen (C) and Andrew Ellerton at the Canadian Track and Field Olympic Trials in Calgary, Alberta, June 30, 2012. Harris will go on to represent Canada at the...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
Jamaica (AP) — For Usain Bolt, another meeting with Yohan Blake awaits at Jamaican Olympic trials. Bolt's only minor nemesis Saturday night was, yet again, that pesky false start gun.
Bolt's latest drama in the starting blocks — a...
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Telegraph India
| 11 months ago
Blake, who took the world title in Daegu last summer when Bolt was disqualified, blew away the triple Olympic champion with a winning time of 9.75 sec, with Bolt 0.11 sec behind in second place. Asafa Powell, the former world record-holder, was a...
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The independent
| 11 months ago
A month out from the London Olympics, the untouchable, unearthly star of the 2008 Games in Beijing has been left playing catch up after being beaten in his own back yard by his own training partner. In the 100m final at the Jamaican Olympic Trials in...
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Turks and Caicos Free Press
| 11 months ago
While watching Serena Williams come from behind at Wimbledon, older sister Venus sat in the front row stifling a yawn. Tiger Woods stepped out of the clubhouse at Congressional and into a strange new world of quiet Saturday...No one pushed against...
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BDNews24
| 11 months ago
Yohan Blake delivered a shock that will be felt all the way to London by exploding past world record holder Usain Bolt to claim a stunning 100 metres victory at the Jamaican Olympic trials on Friday. The showdown between triple Olympic champion Bolt...
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Reuters
| 11 months ago
Topics Related Video Yohan Blake (L) and Usain Bolt (front R) cross the finish line during their men's 100 meters final event at the Jamaican Olympic trials in Kingston city, June 29, 2012. Just 12 hours after Yohan Blake claimed a shock win over...
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Taiwan News
| 11 months ago
Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake advanced to the next round of the 200 meters with ease at the Jamaican Olympic trials on Saturday. Less than 12 hours after Blake stunned the world record-holder in the final of the 100 meters, the sprinters returned to...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
Jamaica (AP) — When the Olympics start, it will be Usain Bolt doing the chasing.
The World's Fastest Man wasn't even the fastest man in Jamaica on Friday night.
Instead, that honor was snatched away by Yohan Blake, the man...
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News 24
| 11 months ago
Yohan Blake served notice he will be ready to challenge for the Olympic 100m title by upstaging world record holder Usain Bolt to win in 9.75 seconds at the Jamaican Olympic Athletic Trials on Friday. "Coach (Glen) Mills told me I can do it and I...
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The Star
| 11 months ago
Yohan Blake delivered a shock that will be felt all the way to London by exploding past world record holder Usain Bolt to claim a stunning 100 metres victory at the Jamaican Olympic trials on Friday. The showdown between triple Olympic champion Bolt...
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The Guardian
| 11 months ago
Blake recorded an impressive 9.75, beating Bolt's season best, 9.76, to hand the Olympic champion only his second defeat in two years and first at his National Stadium home venue since he turned professional. It was Bolt's start that proved to be his...
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Reuters
| 11 months ago
Topics Asafa Powell (L) takes a break after the men's 100 meters quarters-final heats at the Jamaican Olympic trials in Kingston city June 28, 2012. Asafa Powell clocked the fastest time in the 100 meters semi-finals at the Jamaican Olympic trials on...
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Associated Press
| 11 months ago
The Fastest Man in the World wasn't the fastest man in Jamaica on Friday night. That honor goes to Yohan Blake, who got out of the blocks fast and finished the 100-meter final in 9.75 seconds to upset world-record holder Usain Bolt by 0.11 seconds in...
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Miami Herald
| 11 months ago
Tracktown USA has always been an incubator of running talent. Usain Bolt overcame a glacial start to win his 100-meter semifinal Friday night in the Jamaican Olympic trials, finishing in 10.01 seconds to set up a showdown in the final against Yohan...
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AP Online
| 11 months ago
Jamaica (AP) — Usain Bolt overcame a glacial start to win his 100-meter semifinal Friday night in the Jamaican Olympic trials, finishing in 10.01 seconds to set up a showdown in the final against Yohan Blake and Asafa Powell.
Bolt was...
