Mens 200 Metres

[MayoMan]

I stuck €30 on with paddy powers 3-1....

[Tankie]

well it wont be broken by the fastest irish man in history but the slowest man in the final!

[Rossie11]

Dont think that time can be broken.
That time of Johnsons was unreal

[MayoMan]

Fair play to Paul Hession 20.32 sec winning his heat, great stuff....
Usain Bolt is a different story though, he should win this one easy with plenty to spare...

[ludermor]

Is hession through to the final?

[GaillimhIarthair]

Is hession through to the final?

No, he's in the semi's........................

[kinghen]

think bolt would need to beat his PB by nearly half a second?? dont think he'll beat the WR but will deffo take gold, like johson said himself, dont think bolt will break rcord at these olympics, but may well over his career

[Our Nail Loney]

might take that 3-1 myself

ps there already is an olympics thread, i dont give a shit but some of the grumpier posters will prob be in here shortly crying!

[MayoMan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTjk770KoR0&feature=related

After seeing Bolt jog over the line today making a 20.29 and watching the above i think it will be smashed tomorrow for sure....
He's the perfect build for a runner, he can do it.....

[MayoMan]

might take that 3-1 myself

ps there already is an olympics thread, i dont give a shit but some of the grumpier posters will prob be in here shortly crying!

Ah that other thread is all over the shop, this is a special race..... come on Jamaica and Ireland

[Niall Quinn]

I think Johnson's 96 run was the greatest sprinting performance of all time, and that record will outlive this decade at a minimum. Bolt does look like he has the attributes to challenge it over his career, but not just yet.

[Rossie11]

He's the perfect build for a runner, he can do it.....

Dont know can he do the corner like Johnson due to his height
As well as that Johnson done the last 100 in 9.5secs!!
Its a huge ask to beat that

As Ato Boldon said afterwards "Nineteen thirty-two? That's not a time, that sounds more like my dad's birthday!"

[Our Nail Loney]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPvRDUq8LPk

[MayoMan]

He's the perfect build for a runner, he can do it.....

Dont know can he do the corner like Johnson due to his height
As well as that Johnson done the last 100 in 9.5secs!!
Its a huge ask to beat that

As Ato Boldon said afterwards "Nineteen thirty-two? That's not a time, that sounds more like my dad's birthday!"

Seems to be cornering alright in the clip above.....


Watch this space...

[stevo-08]

He's the perfect build for a runner, he can do it.....

Dont know can he do the corner like Johnson due to his height
As well as that Johnson done the last 100 in 9.5secs!!
Its a huge ask to beat that

As Ato Boldon said afterwards "Nineteen thirty-two? That's not a time, that sounds more like my dad's birthday!"

just a correction on that. he did the last 100m in a electrifying 9.2secs. The 1st 100m was covered in a snail's pace - 10.12sec. 

I thought that record would stand for decades but I honestly think Bolt could do it.