Bolt seals 200m place
Usain Bolt secured his place in the Jamaican team for the Olympic 200m with victory in a time of 19.97 seconds at the national championships on Sunday. Marvin Anderson and Christopher Williams will join Bolt, the world 100 metres record holder, in the...
Usain Bolt secured his place in the Jamaican team for the Olympic 200m with victory in a time of 19.97 seconds at the national championships on Sunday.
Marvin Anderson and Christopher Williams will join Bolt, the world 100 metres record holder, in the 200 metres at this year's Beijing Games after clinching podium positions.
In the women's 200 metres, defending Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown put her disappointment at failing to qualify in the 100 metres behind her by winning the 200 in the year's best time of 21.94.
Kerron Stewart and Sherone Simpson also made the team.
Bolt is now 100 and 200 metres Jamaican national champion but has yet to decide whether he will compete in both events in China.
After running within himself in the final stages, the 21-year-old, silver medalist in 200 at the world championships, said he was satisfied with his weekend's work.
"It was a good race, I just came here to qualify and I did what I had to do," he told reporters.
"I've done a lot this weekend - I didn't want to go too fast," he added before being besieged by autograph-hunting fans.
Campbell-Brown bounced back from her shock setback with a powerful display.
"My coach said that I could do under-22 as long as I executed my race from curve to finish and stayed focused and that is what I did and I am very happy for the result," she said.