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Alba
#1 Posted : Monday, August 17, 2015 1:18:25 AM
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The world athletics championships will kick off on August 22.

Kenya has prospects for 3 or 4 gold medals. But it will be tough

Also interesting

-Could Justin Dopelin upstage Bolt. It looks like it.
-South African Wade van Nykerk could win gold in the 400m
- Mo Farah could achieve a triple double
- Watch out for potential surprises from Dafne Schippers, Amel Tuka, Evan Jager maybe even Jenna Prandini
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freiks
#2 Posted : Monday, August 17, 2015 9:21:47 AM
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Dopelin doing so well but i still dont see him past the jamaican, the guy can put in the gears when need be
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Alba
#3 Posted : Monday, August 17, 2015 3:32:18 PM
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freiks wrote:
Dopelin doing so well but i still dont see him past the jamaican, the guy can put in the gears when need be


Those gears have been missing from Bolt over the last two years. This is normal. A track athlete is usually at his apex for about 3-4 years after which injuries take their toll.

Thats why when you see Gatlin running faster at age 33 than he did when he was 23 you have to assume he is doping. Its a classic unnatural progression.
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McReggae
#4 Posted : Monday, August 17, 2015 3:55:39 PM
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Alba wrote:
freiks wrote:
Dopelin doing so well but i still dont see him past the jamaican, the guy can put in the gears when need be


Those gears have been missing from Bolt over the last two years. This is normal. A track athlete is usually at his apex for about 3-4 years after which injuries take their toll.

Thats why when you see Gatlin running faster at age 33 than he did when he was 23 you have to assume he is doping. Its a classic unnatural progression.


I agree with Alba that Bolt will not have anything on Gatlin this year, he may even withdraw!!!
..."Wewe ni mtu mdogo sana....na mwenye amekuandika pia ni mtu mdogo sana!".
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Othelo
#5 Posted : Monday, August 17, 2015 6:23:52 PM
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McReggae wrote:
Alba wrote:
freiks wrote:
Dopelin doing so well but i still dont see him past the jamaican, the guy can put in the gears when need be


Those gears have been missing from Bolt over the last two years. This is normal. A track athlete is usually at his apex for about 3-4 years after which injuries take their toll.

Thats why when you see Gatlin running faster at age 33 than he did when he was 23 you have to assume he is doping. Its a classic unnatural progression.


I agree with Alba that Bolt will not have anything on Gatlin this year, he may even withdraw!!!

He should not withdraw..... #Jamaica needs him in 4*100 smile
Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune - Jim Rohn.
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Uram
#6 Posted : Saturday, August 22, 2015 4:34:11 AM
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False start for Kenya
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Alba
#7 Posted : Saturday, August 22, 2015 4:13:33 PM
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Alba
#8 Posted : Sunday, August 23, 2015 5:09:07 PM
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I am so happy Bolt has beaten Dopelin. A known cheater winning the 100m would have been disastrous for the sport.

But it was close. The Bolt of two years ago would have simply blown away everyone. It seems Gatlin was leading but lost his form in the last 20m and Bolt passed him. It may have been the pressure of seeing Bolt breath down his neck.
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Kusadikika
#9 Posted : Sunday, August 23, 2015 9:57:13 PM
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Amazing performance from Bolt. Carl Lewis ameze wembe zaidi. I love this guy. Perfect execution. Yes he has slowed down but there is no denying he is still the best in the world. He also knows how to build up to the main final event by not killing himself in the heats and semis and also playing down his real form that he only lets shine at just the perfect hour.

Remember his buildup to the 2012 Olympics where he lost the 100 and 200 m Jamaican qualifiers to Johan Blake so that all his doubters got excited and started planning his funeral only for him to blow them away at the finals. He did the same thing this year, injury, slow times, avoiding Gatlin and letting him shine kidogo and make some kidogo money.

He set the stage perfectly for the final showdown, everything upto that 80m mark when Gatlin looked like he had it then he just released the lightning Bolt that we all know he possesses and just crowned himself the Greatest Sprinter the world has ever seen. Fantastic performance, amazingly perfect execution, beautiful display of strategy and athleticism.
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Kusadikika
#10 Posted : Sunday, August 23, 2015 10:30:35 PM
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It was close though, very close.

9.79 vs 9.80
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