Did Usian Bolt Tarnish His Image - Heck No

I have been reading the morning papers and getting ticked off by the minute. The latest news story is about whether Usian Bolt has tarnished his legacy by taking a shot at Carl Lewis. In my opinion hell no, Carl opened up a discussion about drug testing policies for the Jamaican Track Team participating in the Olympics. To make a blanket statement as that, leaves some room for a verbal "back-hand" and at least Bolt stepped up to defend himself and his country. Now tell me why should endorsers walk away from him.  Bolt Has proven to be a winner who delivers, he has successfully defended his three races, was the most popular athlete in the social media circles - exactly why would sponsors walk away from him.

Carl Lewis has always been a bit angry about the younger sprinters and especially the Jamaicans.  People have to recognize that being a Jamaican is always about civic pride and accomplishments, and to back away from a juvenile statement as the one made by Lewis is non-patriotic. Don't get me wrong Carl Lewis is a heck ever athlete, but intelligence has always eluded him.  Congrats to the Jamaicans boys who induced their colleagues to bring their A games.  Congrats Usain Bolt Yohan Blake Warren Weir Shelly-Ann Fraser Veronica Campbell-Brown

Usian Bolt And Justin Gatlin's Post Race Banter

I guess all the trash talk leading up to the 2012 Olympic Games by and between the world's fastest man Usain Bolt and American sprinter Justin Gatlin came to close on Sunday. Shortly after Usain Bolt retained his Olympic Games100m title, he could not avoid being asked about his rival American Justin Gatlin - who he said has spoken out of turn this year. It was a response many Americans, including Galtin himself, would have wanted Bolt to regret after they raced yesterday.

Gatlin, who just over a year again returned from a four-year drugs ban, weeks ago said he was ready to take down Bolt in London - a comment the world record holder rightly replied to by saying "I think Gatlin has a few guys he needs to get past before he worries about me."

On Sunday after the men's 100m final, before Bolt had time to make his trademark 'to the worl' signal, Gatling offered him congratulations, but it wasn't enough to save him from Bolt's later comments. "Justin has been saying a lot of things, I wanted to run with him from the semi-finals, I was praying (for it to happen), but it didn't," Bolt said, while hinting he wanted to beat him from then.

 "People can talk a lot of things, you can say anything you want, showing up and do what you got to do is a different thing, so for me it was all business," Bolt continued.

Bolt said Jamaican athletes again proved they rule the sprints. "This is always a competition against the Americans to see who the sprint champions are, to see who is number one"

"Shelly-Ann did great, no doubt my money was on her yesterday. We both defended our titles and showed the world Jamaica is a great sprinting country." Both Bolt and Fraser-Pryce won the 100m titles in Beijing, four years ago, and will see action later this as they attempt to qualify for the 200m.

Gatlin And Gay Gear For A Meeting With Usain Bolt

Knowing oh too well about the history of the rivalry between Jamaican track and field team and the TeamUSA, the thought about the Men's 100m and 200m finals brings with it a certain adrenaline rush.  Justin Gatlin and Tyson Gay Monday qualified for the London Olympics with sub-9.90 second times at the US trials.  2004 Olympic champion, Gatlin, clocked 9.80 in the 100m ahead of Gay, who finished in 9.86. They are both waiting to profit from a Jamaican Usain Bolt slip up.

But with recent news out of Usian Bolt's camp, Bolt is not planning on slipping up not one bit, even breaking bad habits of getting more sleep.  The US team's third sprinter will be Ryan Bailey, whose time of 9.93 was one hundredth of a second ahead of Michael Rodgers.  The first five to finish all dipped under 10 seconds, with Darvis Patton finishing in 9.96.  It will be Gatlin's first Olympics since Athens, having missed the 2008 Beijing games due to a doping ban. 

"I have a lot left in the tank. This season so far has been undefeated and I'm just trying to ride that wave," said Gatlin.

Dwain Chambers won the Aviva 2012 UK trials on Saturday, but his time of 10.25 was seven hundredths of a second outside the 'A' qualification time he required. The final place in the women's 100m US team will be decided by either a run-off or the toss of a coin after Allyson Felix and Jeneba Tarmoh finished in a dead heat for third place.

With no tie-break procedure included in their regulations, USA Track and Field announced that both athletes will be given the choice of their preferred method. World champion, Carmelita Jeter and Tianna Madison took the first two places.LaShawn Merritt recorded the fastest time in the world this year to win the men's 400m. The 2008 Olympic champion, also returning from a doping ban, finished in 44.86 ahead of Tony McQuay and Bryshon Nellum , who both recorded personal bests to complete the US trio in the event. In the women's event, Sanya Richards-Ross also recorded a world-best for 2012 so far with a time of 49.28 to finish comfortably ahead of DeeDee Trotter and Francena McCorory.