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Countdown to London 2012: Yohan Blake takes 100 meters in 9.85 at Lucerne
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Only three-time Olympic champion Bolt (9.76) and 2004 Olympic winner Justin Gatlin (9.80) have run faster this season.
There was still obvious room for improvement out of the blocks.
“My first part was poor but, as you can see, the last part is always `The Beast’ part,” said Blake, referring to the nickname given him by his training partner, Bolt.
Blake posted a personal best and the top time in the world this year (9.75) to beat Bolt in Kingston last month. He also ran a world-leading 19.80 to beat Bolt and win the 200.
After his brief trip to Switzerland, Blake will return to the Jamaican team training camp in Birmingham, England.
Copyright 2012 Associated Press
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