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Article: Aths: Bolt makes it look easy as sprint double beckons
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- AAP Sports News (Australia)
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- August 20, 2009
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
08-20-2009
Aths: Bolt makes it look easy as sprint double beckons
BERLIN, Aug 19 AFP - Olympic 200m champion and world record holder Usain Bolt produced
an effortless run on Wednesday to coast into the event's final and remain on course to
claim a world sprint double.
The 22-year-old Jamaican, who set a new world record of 9.58sec in winning the 100m
on Sunday, is seeking to emulate his triple Olympic gold medal haul achieved at the Beijing
Games last year.
Bolt, sporting bright orange running shoes, again suffered a slow-reaction start but
he still managed to outpace France's David Alerte on his outside within 15 paces and from
then on, the race was over as a ...