World Athletics Championships 2015

[Lord Camomile]

Ben Johnson*, magnanimous as ever:

Athletics is now weak. There is no rivalry, they are trying to create one between Usain Bolt and Justin Gatlin but it is not really there. It's not Muhammad Ali v Joe Frasier or me v Carl Lewis. The excitement has gone. If Gatlin wins he's the best guy. Whoever crosses the line first deserves it.

I was 50 years ahead of my time. If I could run now with modern technology I could run 9.4secs. Nobody can run 100m like Ben Johnson. I have more talent than any sprinters running today. I'm the best ever.

*or as the BBC text feed calls him "Disgraced former 100m runner Ben Johnson"

 

[Tony_LeaS]

Nervous for this final, the first time I have felt nervous for any athletics event.

Come on Bolt.

 

[Steel Icarus]

kinell, what a deluded fucking arsehole. Johnson did fuck-all when he wasn't jacked up to the nines with steroids, the cheating bastard

 

[Steel Icarus]

Never seen Bolt this tense. No smiling, no fucking about, it all feels so weird

 

[Lord Camomile]

I haven't got the sound on, someone tell me if there are boos if Gatlin wins!

 

[Steel Icarus]

There won't be. Might be a few if it was over here

 

[Lord Camomile]

What in the fuck is Lang Lang doing there?! Was that some kind of speed-playing attempt!?

Bet the eight men on the track were thankful for that little distraction...

 

[Tony_LeaS]

Bolt probably thinks this is his biggest race for a long time now. This would be a victory for the sport if he takes it.

 

[Steel Icarus]

this ridiculous talk of people once thinking Bolt was super-human though, ffs no-one can run like that forever.

One last miracle run, please, but I don't have much hope of it

 

[Tony_LeaS]

What in the fuck is Lang Lang doing there?! Was that some kind of speed-playing attempt!?

Bet the eight men on the track were thankful of that little distraction...

Bolts face was like "fucking hell we are back in China truly"

 

[Steel Icarus]

Prediction - 9.65 Gatlin, gold
Bolt bronze

 

[Lord Camomile]

Gatlin is four years older than Bolt at 33, surely Bolt's got more left than Gatlin? Maybe not today, but long term...?

 

[Steel Icarus]

Su 7th, lol
Vicoud maybe to get a medal

 

[Steel Icarus]

What happened to Yohann Blake, I thought he'd be Bolt's successor

 

[Tony_LeaS]

Su wins it. Called it.

 

[Tony_LeaS]

What happened to Yohann Blake, I thought he'd be Bolt's successor

Believe he's focusing on the 200m sprints only now, his preference.

 

[Tony_LeaS]

USAIIIIIIIN BOLT!

 

[Lord Camomile]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs!

Never in doubt!

 

[Numbers]

How to deliver under pressure

 

[Steel Icarus]

YAYAYAYA FUCK U CHEAT

 

[Tony_LeaS]

How does he do it.. Incredible.

 

[Steel Icarus]

lol

 

[Lord Camomile]

No-one's got individual 100m golds at three separate Olympics.

Just saying...

 

[Tony_LeaS]

No-one's got individual 100m golds at three separate Olympics.

Just saying...

I dont see Bolt doing it at Rio next year, but if he loses he wont be upset. He will pass his title to new blood soon. But today, Bolt you done the sport proud.

 

[gosub]

not bad for a broadband salesman.

 

[Steel Icarus]

He was already a legend. What is he now?

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Oh Usain, you absolute legend. I am still smiling

 

[Lord Camomile]

He was already a legend. What is he now?

Oh Usain, you absolute legend.

Asked and answered

 

[Tony_LeaS]

He was already a legend. What is he now?

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The man of my dreams.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

So pleased for the big man, he had to really frigging dig for that.