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    Olympic Games 2008: Any chance Bolt will challenge the 200m world record?

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        • Participant
          luisodude on August 18, 2008 at 12:37 pm #14773

          he keeps saying hes not interested in world records….
          do you guys think hes capable of doing it right now?
          is it a possibility?

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          mortac8 on August 18, 2008 at 12:40 pm #71510

          he keeps saying hes not interested in world records….
          do you guys think hes capable of doing it right now?
          is it a possibility?

          Heck yes there’s a chance. He pr’d in the 100 this year by over .3

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          premium on August 18, 2008 at 1:09 pm #71512

          micheal johnson said it himself hes ready to kiss the record goodbye

          https://preracejitters.blogspot.com/2008/07/michael-johnson-is-prepared-for-records.html

          …i dont think that bolt has the same talent as johnson (speed endurance)……bolt just has the raw speed that made this record that seemed impossible to break now in danger of falling

        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on August 19, 2008 at 2:17 am #71533

          Although I said earlier that I didn’t think he’d have a chance at getting it, I think I may be eating my words now. The 9.69 alone doesn’t convince me but the way he ran 9.69- shutting it down at 80m did. I still don’t think it’s going to be a lock to get it though.

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          trackspeedboy on August 19, 2008 at 3:33 am #71538

          If he runs it to the line and doesnt look around anymore, he’s in the right position. However the 200m final being his 8th race will take its toll. Though the wind must be favourable, this time I dont think the raw speed will cut it, he needs some tailwind.

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          Danny Tutskey on August 19, 2008 at 1:47 pm #71561

          I got in arguement with one of my friends over it and I agree with Mike I don’t think it’s going to happen. I think Bolt will have to crush the turn to set up for it. He can run the turn in 9.69, and he’ll have to run the second part of that even faster, he’ll be rolling, but he can’t fade off that pace. I think 19.32 is a much tougher world record than the 100m world is, even at 9.69. When MJ ran that, he skipped decades. I won’t be surprised either way.

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          premium on August 19, 2008 at 6:42 pm #71571

          it could fall in the next few years but not at the olympics…

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          Nick Newman on August 20, 2008 at 1:53 am #71576

          huh? My word, if he ran 9.69 on the bend, he would break 19 seconds…MJ never broke 10 in a 100m, certainly not in the first part of a 200m!

          if bolt runs 9.90-10.00 on the bend, he could break the world record if he ran hard till the line…but i doubt he’ll do it these games…

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