London: Usain Bolt opened the defence of his Olympic 200-metre title with a comfortable win in the opening round on Tuesday, easing up to a jog over the final 80 metres to finish in 20.39 seconds. The Jamaican, who won the 100 metres on Sunday night in an Olympic-record 9.63 seconds, will race again on Wednesday in the 200m semifinals. The final is on Thursday. Bolt's team-mate, 100-meter silver medalist...
04:49 PM, Aug 07, 2012
London: Women's 100m hurdles world champion Sally Pearson is favourite to go one better than her silver in Beijing. Australia's Pearson, who holds the event's fastest performance since 1992 (12.28 seconds), is likely to face competition from American duo Lolo Jones, best remembered for stumbling in the final as favourite in Beijing, and defending Olympic champion Dawn Harper. The semi-finals start at 1915 local time with the final at 2100....
09:20 AM, Aug 07, 2012
The nine-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis praised Usain Bolt who set a new record in 100m event at the London Games on Sunday. ...
05:34 PM, Aug 06, 2012
Go for Glory: CNN-IBN's experts discuss how Usain Bolt was once again able to pull off a record performance despite coming into the Olympics not in the greatest of forms. ...
12:02 PM, Aug 06, 2012
Reuters: After streaking to a second Olympic 100 metres gold on Sunday and treating everyone to an evening of showmanship and celebration along the way, Jamaica's Usain Bolt said he was one step closer to the legendary status many already afford him. "Some of you guys doubted me. I just had to show the world I was the greatest," Bolt told reporters. "It means I'm one step closer to being...
10:15 AM, Aug 06, 2012
London: Beat Usain Bolt at your peril. He is bound to get you back, when it matters most. Any questions that Yohan Blake raised by beating the defending 100-meter Olympic champion during the Jamaican trials a month ago were emphatically answered with the second-fastest time in history on Sunday. And it leaves Bolt one step away from achieving his ultimate goal " becoming a "living legend" by defending his Olympic...
02:48 AM, Aug 06, 2012
London: Defending champion Usain Bolt and fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake both advanced with semi-final victories on Sunday into the 100-meter final, the most anticipated race of the London Olympics. Bolt had a lightning semi-final " out of the blocks fast enough and surging ahead by halfway before coasting to the end, looking around for challengers, to take his heat in 9.87 seconds. Blake was also able to ease up at...
12:58 AM, Aug 06, 2012
The nine-time Olympic gold medalist talks about the contenders who can clinch Sunday's 100m event at the Games. ...
03:01 PM, Aug 05, 2012
London: Usain Bolt answers the nagging question of whether he is still the fastest man on Earth on Sunday in an Olympic cauldron that almost boiled over when Britain's athletes enjoyed their greatest night on Saturday. The Jamaican claimed a golden treble with three astonishing world records at the last Olympics in Beijing. But since then he has lost his world title and his aura of invincibility. Fans hoping the...
12:09 PM, Aug 05, 2012
London: In his first appearance at the London Olympics, Usain Bolt did what he had to do to advance to the 100-meter semi-finals, overcoming a slow start to win his heat in 10.09 seconds on Saturday. Bolt dominated the Beijing Games four years ago, winning golds in world-record times in the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay " something no man had ever done at an Olympics. At the 2009 world...
05:57 PM, Aug 04, 2012
London: The much anticipated track and field segment of the London Olympics runs off on Friday with the first round of the women's 100 metre expected to be the highlight, but most would be waiting with bated breath for the showdown between Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake later in the weekend. While Olympic action started last week, many fans, including IAAF President Lamine Diack, believe the showpiece will really...
03:27 PM, Aug 03, 2012
London: Jamaican sprinter and world record holder Usain Bolt said he was feeling "very good" at the London Games and that he hopes to "continue flying". "I feel very good in London Olympics and I have recovered physically, and I hope to continue flying," Bolt was quoted as saying by Xinhua. Due to his physical injury, Bolt lost several consecutive stops to the games. "I feel very happy to be...
08:57 AM, Jul 28, 2012
Let's take a look at the sprinting journey of Jamaica's Usain Bolt, a triple gold medallist at the Beijing Olympics. ...
02:17 PM, Jul 27, 2012
London: Usain Bolt is going to get plenty of attention at the London Olympics but he was delighted to get the chance for a little more exposure after being named as Jamaica's flag bearer for the opening ceremony on Thursday. "I would like to inform you that our flag-bearer for the Olympic opening ceremony will be doctor, the honourable Usain Bolt," Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) president Mike Fennell made the...
03:33 AM, Jul 27, 2012
London: Usain Bolt says he is fit and ready for the London Olympics and is convinced his defence of the 100 metres title could trigger one of the fastest ever races in the blue riband sprint. The 25-year-old Jamaican said he had been training well after a minor hamstring problem and reiterated his desire to become a "legend" of the sport by defending his 100m and 200m titles. Concerns about...
01:55 AM, Jul 27, 2012
ARCHERY - London's iconic cricket ground, Lord's, will host the archery events. BOLT - Can Usain Bolt reproduce his history-making performance of Beijing when the Jamaican sprinter produced two of the most memorable performances of the Games to complete a sprint double? His form is in doubt after he lost both the 100 metres and 200m to compatriot Yohan Blake in the Jamaican trials. COPPER BOX - Handball events will...
12:35 PM, Jul 25, 2012
In the countdown to the 2012 London Olympics, we retrace some memorable achievements in the history of the Games. In part ten of our Olympic recall, a look at Usain Bolts and Michael Phelps electrifying performances at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 2008: Bolt breaks 100m, Johnson's 200m world records It was widely believed that Michael Johnsons 200 meter Olympic record of 19.32 seconds, set in 1996, would be unbeatable. But...
12:02 PM, Jul 25, 2012
Usain Bolt defied logic when he stormed to three sprint world records at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but after an indifferent run of results over the last year, the Jamaican is more determined than ever to build on his legacy. Gone is the aura of invincibility following his false start disqualification in the 100 metres world championship in South Korea last August and back-to-back losses to his protege and training...
11:04 AM, Jul 25, 2012
