That amazing man in his flying machine. Words cannot describe the awesome ability of Usain Bolt, yet again he delivered on the World stage with a manner of nonchalance and calm by storming to 19.19, a New World Record, to capture the Berlin world Championships 200m Title.
If the 100m was breathtaking, the 200m was sublime. The ease with which this athlete runs is absolutely amazing to witness. His power to weight ratio is unfathonable and just like Bob Beamon's wonderjump in Mexico 1968, the other athletes can only watch in awe.
In 1968, Ter-Ovanesyan declared: "Compared to this jump we are as children."
Bolt's competitors will be forgiven for thinking the same thoughts when comparing to his sprinting ability. This is a challenge the athletes have to rise to, not only the Jamaican athletes but the World's athletes, this is an opportunity for each athlete to explore their boundaries and to push to where they have not considered possible.
In the build-up to the 200m final, Bolt was relaxed as normal and the one athlete who seemed to benefit the most from Bolt's blitz was Panama's Alonso Edward who captured Silver in an Area Record (AR) time of 19.81 with the USA's Wallace Spearman taking Bronze, defending champion Shawn Crawford ran and aggressive race and a brilliant bend but faded over the last 30m, whether this can be attributed to mental or physical only he can know.
All Jamaica's athletes seem to have taken up the torch that Bolt's performances has provided and the country's standards and belief has risen to new levels which is reflected in Berlin.
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