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Usain Bolt names former friend who 'stopped talking to him' after he started beating him in races
Usain Bolt was one of the most charismatic and joyful athletes on the planet during his unstoppable peak.
But the Jamaican sprint king wasn't always the most popular competitor among the world's top m sprinters – at least, that is, not when it came to one former friend with whom he shared the track countless times.
Before his retirement in , Bolt established a legacy as the greatest sprinter of all time.
The 6ft 5ins superstar won eight Olympic gold medals, including an unprecedented three successive golds in both the m and m. He still holds the worlds records in both events.
For much of his career, Bolt's biggest rival – and greatest threat – was American speedster Tyson Gay.
Although Gay was four years older than Bolt, the pair shot to sprint stardom around the same period and were close friends ahead in their careers.
But, as Bolt would later reveal, the duo's relations
The triple world champion recounts how he was shocked and couldn’t sleep the night Usain Bolt broke the m world register at the World Championships.
American sprint legend Tyson Gay has recounted how he lacked sleep the night when Usain Bolt broke the m world record, crossing the finish line in seconds.
Competing at the World Championships men’s m final, Tyson Gay finished second behind Usain Bolt, clocking seconds as Asafa Powell completed the podium in seconds.
Speaking on ‘The Powells’ YouTube Channel, Asafa Powell went down memory lane on how after the race, Tyson Gay was shocked and that was one of the few times that he heard the American speak continuously.
“Tyson Gay doesn’t talk much, that’s just him and we know that that’s him. I remember in when we returned to verb our gear and you were like, ‘Who is he?’. He was talking about Bolt. ‘What’s going on with that guy, he just ran seconds?’ We couldn’t believe it but we were happy,” Asafa Powell hilariously said.
On his part, Gay explained that Usain Bolt’s world tape was a wake-up call for him to run faster too and t
Universal Sports has a great Pair up in Stockholm today. Tyson Gay is taking on Usain Bolt in the M.
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Top two fastest sprinters ever race head to head in Stockholm on Friday, August 6 at pm ET
August 5, Universal Sports will break away from its regular programming on Friday, August 6, at p.m. ET to show LIVE coverage of Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay’s meter race showdown at the Diamond League meet in Stockholm, Sweden. Coverage will remain LIVE on Universal Sports for the duration of the m race. In addition, the IAAF Diamond League meet in Stockholm will be streamed LIVE on beginning at p.m. ET for a subscription fee of $ that includes access to the full-length VOD replay. The web site also will offer free highlights and expert analysis. The e
Why Usain Bolt is so Dominant (and Tyson Gay, too)
I could have renamed the title of the article, &#;What has changed over the last 20 years in Elite Sprinting&#;.
Or even 10 years!
Before May , Asafa Powell was The Man!
I wrote Have We Only Produced faster sprinters in the last 44 years? and 12 Factors that Determine the REAL meter Performance.
What is the most significant change in Usain Bolt&#;s dominance? Or even Tyson Gay when healthy?
Comparing Ben Johnson, Mo Greene & Usain Bolt Splits
When you compare the last 20 years, and break the race into 4 segments (, , , ), it is pretty obvious where the improvement lies.
I took the splits for Ben Johnson&#;s Olympic to Usain Bolt&#;s Olympic Both slowed down at the finish, and the races are 20 years apart.
Same with Mo Greene&#;s to Usain Bolt&#;s Both ran through the finish line, and the races are 10 years apart.
Put them side by side, and what do you see?
The answer is obvious.
Usain Bolt (and to a certain degree Tyson Gay) are able to sustain a longer acceleration phase, coupled with a higher top end sp