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We saw two fantastic athletes at the Olympics, both of whom may well be running different events by the 2016 Olympic Games. Usain Bolt is the best sprinter in all history and I was stunned that people were talking of the chances of his fellow competitors before the men’s 100 metre final. Anybody watching the semi-finals would have known who was going to win the final and it was no surprise that he managed to hold on for the 200 metres.
The problem with Usain, as he basically said himself, although in not so many words, is that he does not like training and while he can get away with it over 100 metres on pure talent, he cannot really run any other distance without making more effort with his training, something he does not seem to want to do anymore. Most people would like to see him one day running the 400 metres because they feel that he had smashed the world record of Michael Johnson, including Michael Johnson himself. On the other hand, none of us want to see Usain Bolt, who has won the 100 metres in two Olympics in a row, being beaten, especially if he is beaten only because he has not been putting in much effort and so one hopes, and if he decides to stick with the 100 metres, or indeed stick with athletics, that he will make sure that he is at his best in four years’ time. One assumes if he is not, and he is already speculating out the fact that he may not run again, that he then will not run.
Mo Farah achieved a feat that those of you who have not run might struggle to imagine. There have been some amazing swimmers over the years, but there is no doubt that it is far easier to wrack up tons of gold medals in swimming than it is in athletics with a whole range of different strokes, which are fairly similar over a whole range of distances which are not that dissimilar in swimming. To win the men’s 10,000 metres on an athletics track, and a week later step down to a distance half as long, and still have the strength to win that is really a sign of a formidable athlete and where you have to watch out for the name Mo Farah is when he moves on to the marathon distance of 42,2 km because he has enough pace and endurance, not to mention the sheer willpower that we saw in the 5,000 final, to one day not only win gold at the 2016 Olympics, if he peaks at the right time, but certainly somewhere along the line, to break the world record for the marathon.
Posted by Michael de Broglio on Wednesday 22-Aug-12
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cherise said:
on Friday 31-Aug-12 09:31 AM
Its kind of sad that someone with such talent who has the ability to be the best would take his training so lightly , considering the great awards after achieving your goal. Success takes dedication and hard work , however , You can only decide to put the effort in.
Catherine said:
on Friday 24-Aug-12 03:29 PM
Usain Bolt is just a marvell to watch. He seems to sprint effortlessly. It will be very sad not to see him run.
Angelique said:
on Thursday 23-Aug-12 05:36 PM
Usian Bolt wow he impressed me! I wonder if he would make it as a soccer player though. Doubt it as he doesnt seem to like training! I agree with Julie - such talent wasted is disappointing!
Liesl said:
on Thursday 23-Aug-12 10:08 AM
It would be a pitty if he became willing to exchange such a great talent for complaceny, so many people out there that desire to have what he got.
Thabitha said:
on Thursday 23-Aug-12 08:24 AM
There is no doubt that the atletics will not bring lots of gold medals, running is not an easy task especial when they have run maybe twice in a week.
Tans said:
on Wednesday 22-Aug-12 11:03 PM
I think you should also add in the Kenyan who smashed the 800 metres world record. The 800 metres is such a tough race and his run was unbelievable. He may be the first man to break the 1:40 barrier for the 800 metres and that will be a feat to match Roger Bannister breaking the 4 minute mile years ago.
Julie said:
on Wednesday 22-Aug-12 04:22 PM
I literally watched nothing else on tv lest I miss an event. What an athlete! And Blake - I just loved the Jamaicans from start to finish. Would be awesome to see him perform again - but you never take anything for granted. No pain, no gain. Disappointing to know he's not driven - such talent wasted.
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