The 200 meter dash is officially over! You’ll see the race tonight on NBC, but Usain Bolt broke the world record in the race with a time of 19.30 seconds. That is .02 faster than Michael Johnson’s run in the 1996 Atlanta games. With the world record, Bolt also becomes the first man to break the 100 and 200 meter world records at an Olympics. The scary part for the rest of the field is that Bolt is only 21 years of age, which means I would be shocked if he wasn’t in London for the 2012 games and maybe even the 2016 games. This guy has a bright, bright future ahead of him. Let’s just hope he doesn’t get too cocky or we don’t hear about any performance-enhancing drugs with him. I do have to say this, that man’s stride is effortless and amazing.
Could it be for the United States baseball team, can they win the gold in the final year of competition? They were able to defeat Japan 4-2 today to earn a birth in the semifinals. They will face some stiff competition in the round against the defending gold medalist, Cuba. The game will start at six in the morning on Friday. In the other semifinal South Korea will play Chinese Taipei. I’m hoping the United States can take the gold. It would be a bigger upset than the Ben Sheets led crew in 2000.
Also congrats to the basketball team as they drubbed Australia this morning 116-85. The “Redeem Team” continues to be dominate and I appreciate their ability, but I’ll be honest, I’m just bored watching them play. I hope someone can make a game of it in this Olympiad.
