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Bolt running for more gold
LONDON (AP) ? Both jogged across the finish line.
Both know they?ve got more in the tank ? maybe even a gold medal.
Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake both moved onto the finals of the 200 meters with easy runs Wednesday night. They?ll go for the gold medal in Thursday?s night final, and think the winner has a shot at breaking Bolt?s world record of 19.19 seconds.
?Anything is possible,? Blake said. ?It?s the 200 meters ...
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Sep. 30, 2018 9:45 pm
LONDON (AP) ? Both jogged across the finish line.
Both know they?ve got more in the tank ? maybe even a gold medal.
Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake both moved onto the finals of the 200 meters with easy runs Wednesday night. They?ll go for the gold medal in Thursday?s night final, and think the winner has a shot at breaking Bolt?s world record of 19.19 seconds.
?Anything is possible,? Blake said. ?It?s the 200 meters and we are both full speed. Anything can happen.?
Bolt said the time off between heats ? he ran once Tuesday, once Wednesday and now has until Thursday night to prepare for the final ? gives him the rest he needs for a potential electric run.
?There?s a possibility, definitely,? he said of a new world record. ?I can?t say, but the track is fast. I know I?m feeling great.?