Usain Bolt has insisted that the London 2012 100m final was far superior to Paris 2024, claiming that Noah Lyles & Kishane Thompson would not have medalled.
Usain Bolt has argued why the 100m final at the London 2012 Olympic Games remains legendary and should not be compared to the one at the Paris Olympic Games.
The men’s 100m in the final in 2012 comprised some of the greatest sprinters who were in the form of their lives as they lined up.
The lineup comprised Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Justin Gatlin, Asafa Powell, Ryan Bailey, Churandy Martina and Richard Thompson. Idrissa Adam, Tyson Gay and Kim Collins were also in the mix. big names at
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Undoubtedly, Usain Bolt claimed top honours in the race, stopping the clock in 9.63 seconds as Yohan Blake and Justin Gatlin came in second and third in 9.75 and 9.79 seconds.
The eight-time Olympic champion argued that if Noah Lyles, Kishane Thompson, Fred Kerley, Oblique Seville, Akani Simbine and the other finalists of the Paris Olympics final were included in the 2012 field, none of them would get a medal.
He insisted that no one would even be able to get to Justin Gatlin despite him clocking the same time as the winner of the Paris Olympic final.
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Noah Lyles and Kishane Thompson clocked 9.79 seconds each, but the American was five-thousandths of a second faster than the latter, hence being declared the winner.
“No one in that race would have gotten a medal…they wouldn’t have caught him (Justin Gatlin) in the first place. They would have been chasing tails man, come on,” Usain Bolt said in an interview with Ready Set Go.
Usain Bolt recalled that in that race, Justin Gatlin had a perfect start to the blocks, something that almost shook him.
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However, the Jamaican legend explained that his strong mindset did not allow him to falter and he knew he had some work to do and a bit of delays would see him lose the race.
“In 2012, I was right beside him and then when the gun went off, I felt like he just took a step. The first thing I noticed was that he was one step ahead of me as soon as the gun went off,” Usain Bolt shared.
“I was like, ‘How is this even possible?’ It’s a good thing that I’m mentally tough because if you see that and you’re not mentally tough, your body is broken.”
Justin Gatlin and Usain Bolt were serial rivals for years and after their retirement, they still honour each other greatly.
Usain Bolt retired after the 2017 World Championships after finishing third behind Justin Gatlin and Christian Coleman. On his part, Justin Gatlin announced his retirement in 2021, having placed the US on the world map for over 10 years.