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London 2012: Its Jamaica’s Bolt vs Blake in the 200 meter final
Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake celebrate after winning the gold and silver medals in the 100 m race. PHOTO/Stu Forster/Getty Images
Usain Bolt is halfway to completing an unprecedented repeat Olympic sprint double. On Thursday he can wrap it up by winning the 200-meter final.
Bolt won both the 100 and 200, in world record times, in Beijing four years ago and already has the 100 under his belt in London, joining Carl Lewis as the only athletes to win the race at successive games.
Bolt faces familiar opposition in his favorite race at the Olympic Stadium, training partner Yohan Blake appears the man most likely to stretch Bolt.
“There’s a lot of people there who have come to spoil the party, so we’ll see,” Bolt said after cruising into the final.
Bolt did not break his 100-meter record but says he could lower his 200 mark of 19.19.
“There’s a possibility, definitely,” he said. “I can’t say (for sure), but the track is fast. It’s going to be a good race.”
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