Insane-BOLT breaks 200m WR @ 19.19secs

Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt claimed yet another world record as he recorded a stunning victory in the 200m final at the World Championships.Bolt set a time of 19.19 seconds to demolish the previous record of 19.30 he set in winning Olympic gold last summer in Beijing.

The 22-year-old finished well clear of the field, with silver medallist Alonso Edward finishing in 19.81.Wallace Spearmon of the United States took bronze.

Bolt, who also smashed the 100m record in Berlin on Sunday, is now the first man to hold the 100 and 200m world and Olympic titles at the same time.

After a nervy opening which saw Frenchman David Alerte false start, Bolt streaked off the blocks and took the lead within 20m.

He put on the afterburners around the bend to leave the chasing pack trailing in his wake and after storming over the line, Bolt glanced down to the electronic display and pointed at his historic time.

Earlier in the week Bolt had said he did not think a 200m record was on after missing a month of training earlier this year following a car crash in Jamaica.


And after the 200m Bolt told BBC Sport:
And Bolt said he is closing in on his aim of becoming a sprinter the world will never forget.

Bolt, who received his second $100,000 world record bonus check, knew exactly how he would celebrate his 23rd birthday today.

"I'm going to get a long sleep," he said. "I'm really, really tired."

But after running eight races in six days, he still has one more in him.

Bolt will sit out the first round of the 4 x 100 meter relay today, but Jamaica is favored to advance to Saturday's final and the expected showdown with the USA. That could set up another duel with Tyson Gay, who opted not to defend his 200-meter title so he could tend to a groin injury.

Bolt is the Man

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xXx's Signature:

This guy is just awesome!

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Agnel's Signature:

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I saw the race live
The guy is unique The world hasn't seen anything like him. Although i expected the 100m world record, if you remember, in Beijing, he had slowed down at the end and still managed to break the WR so it was expected that here, being a World Championship, if he had just mantained his pace till the end, he would easily break his own record

200M was a bit of a surprise, not his winning, which i am sure no one ever doubted but his breaking the WR. This when he said he was feeling tired


And just look at the race video No one was even close.

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Bolt

I respect him after Michael Johnson

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Kimi's Signature:

Bolt is better.............. i think he'd be a better person to actually hang out with....

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patch01's Signature:

He is Insane.